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    Mpenjati River Estuary (30563018)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 512103
    Compiler 18374
    Location code 30563018Mpenjati River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-02-27
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:31
    End time 09:32
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 33
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 0
    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
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		104Possibly Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		40
    14836Stork, Africa Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia microscelis)    		30


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    Tuesday 31 March 2026 12:32
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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