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    Muzi Pan (27243237)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 505210
    Compiler 60
    Location code 27243237Muzi Pan (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2015-08-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 11:10
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 42
    Total Count 1267
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The lake level was dropping. There were many illegall gill nets in the pan and evidence of removing fever trees on the western shoreline for agriculture. Disturbance is therefore a key factor here for birdlife.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		140
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		980
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		280
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		780
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		290
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		470
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		20
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		100
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		160
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		450
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		2400
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		660
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		60
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)    		470
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		690
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		770
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		70
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		1430
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		30Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		250
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		700
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		122Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		160
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		640


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