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    Mpenjati River Estuary (30563018)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 504928
    Compiler 1586
    Location code 30563018Mpenjati River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2013-07-04
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:20
    End time 17:05
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 725
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    44Gannet, Cape
    (Morus capensis)    		340
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		90
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		3000
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		3500
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20


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    Wednesday 17 December 2025 05:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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