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    Lake St Lucia (28043227)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 510847
    Compiler 60
    Location code 28043227Lake St Lucia (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2022-02-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 2525
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 3Aerial
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Great White Pelican bred successfull in Nov 2022.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0D Jewitt
     
    0G Nanni
     
    0J Craigie
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		780
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		1340Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		5490
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1450
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		260100Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		370
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		3720
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		1150
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		4890
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		50
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		130
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		170
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		100
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1930
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		420Confirmed Breeding
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		200
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		150
    10010Gull, Unidentified
    (Lanus sp.)    		20
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		60


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    Monday 15 December 2025 12:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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