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    Mtamvuna Estuary (31043011)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 512102
    Compiler 18374
    Location code 31043011Mtamvuna Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-02-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:03
    End time 08:21
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 280
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 9Little angling fishing
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    160
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    52Possibly Breeding
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    73Possibly Breeding
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    60
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    40
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    1600
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    640
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    10
    9638Cormorant, Great
    (Phalacrocorax carbo)
    20
    14836Stork, Africa Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia microscelis)
    20


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    Monday 06 April 2026 03:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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