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    Kosi Bay Lake System (26583250)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 508362
    Compiler 60
    Location code 26583250Kosi Bay Lake System (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2019-08-21
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:10
    End time 16:30
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 1114
    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 5th lake was not done as there was another boat there which would have chased the birds away.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Sbu Mfeka
     
    0T Nkosi
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1970
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		220
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2200
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		130
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		60
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		180
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		4160
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		80
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		60
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		120
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		290
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		130
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		40
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		550
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		450
    10011Heron, Unidentified
    (Ardea sp.)    		10
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		100


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    Friday 07 November 2025 11:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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