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    Darvill Waste Water Treatment Works (29343026)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 506804
    Compiler 1751
    Location code 29343026Darvill Waste Water Treatment Works (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2018-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 946
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Due to the renovation of the Darvill Sewage Works the water level of the settling ponds varied in comparison to other counts.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    14410Twane Clarke
     
    15062Viv O'Neil
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		120
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		150
    80Stork, White
    (Ciconia ciconia)    		790
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		320
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		1770
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		150
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		920Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		30
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		110
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		530
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		600
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		560Confirmed Breeding
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		130
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		110
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		70
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		20
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		20
    230Painted-snipe, Greater
    (Rostratula benghalensis)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		350
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		870
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		210
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		530
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		520
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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