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    Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (28573146)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 506214
    Compiler 1765
    Location code 28573146Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2015-08-05
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15
    End time 09:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 148
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The prawn farm has switched to fish and the ponds are being filled. About 1/3 has been filled. This site will be very good in summer. It might be worth doing counts more often.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		350
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		300
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		190
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		160


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    Saturday 20 December 2025 11:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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