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    Lake Sibaya (27213240)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 507729
    Compiler 60
    Location code 27213240Lake Sibaya (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2019-02-20
    Season OOther
    Start time 06:40
    End time 12:13
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 970
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The western arm, the west of the main lake and the northern arm of the lake were covered only - the rest of the main lake and the southern lake were too shallow to cover by boat. The lake level is still dropping as a consequence of low rainfall and human abstraction.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Sbu Mfeka
     
    0T Nkosi
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		770
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		760
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2700
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		170
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		3000
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		300
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		50
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		50
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		60
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		100
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		70
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		70
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		110
    281Pratincole, Collared
    (Glareola pratincola)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		540
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		20
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		250
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		40


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    Thursday 25 December 2025 05:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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