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    Lake Sibaya (27213240)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 506376
    Compiler 60
    Location code 27213240Lake Sibaya (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2017-02-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:07
    End time 11:24
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 465
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Only the western arm of the lake was counted.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Corp Mathengu
     
    0S Mfeka
     
    0T Nkosi
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		340
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		70
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2740
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		170
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		291Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		50
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		80
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		150
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		240
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Sunday 14 December 2025 10:59
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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