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    Mlalazi River Estuary (28573147)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 506212
    Compiler 1765
    Location code 28573147Mlalazi River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2016-02-02
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:20
    End time 09:05
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 28
    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
    Notes The Prawn Farm is next to the reserve. This seems to have an effect on the number of birds in the Reserve.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Glen Ireland
     
    0Lorna Rautenbach
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20


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    Monday 15 December 2025 12:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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