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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 510797
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2024-07-21
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 251
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Anneli Mynhardt
     
    0David Chadwick
     
    0Jen Perkin
     
    0Jenny Pahl
     
    0Justin Chadwick
     
    0Ronel Curtis
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		420
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		120
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		50
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    73Stork, Marabou
    (Leptoptilos crumenifer)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		150
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		190
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		450
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		260
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		30
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20


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    Monday 22 December 2025 04:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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