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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 504679
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2015-01-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:20
    End time 12:20
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 490
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Encroachment of mangroves onto mudflats on north bank reducing visibility and availability of mud banks for foraging.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		130
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		160
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		250
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		380
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		110
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		120
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		820
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		340
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		870
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		10
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		80
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		150
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		240
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		370
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		470
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Monday 22 December 2025 04:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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