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    Mtamvuna Estuary (31043011)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 512104
    Compiler 18374
    Location code 31043011Mtamvuna Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-01-13
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:55
    End time 08:55
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 81
    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
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		31Possibly Breeding
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		30
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		110
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		160
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    402Kingfisher, Brown-hooded
    (Halcyon albiventris)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		40
    9638Cormorant, Great
    (Phalacrocorax carbo)    		20
    14836Stork, Africa Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia microscelis)    		180


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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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