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    Mbizana Estuary (30543020)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 504927
    Compiler 1586
    Location code 30543020Mbizana Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2013-07-02
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:40
    End time 12:05
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 189
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		220
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		170
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:38
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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