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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 512435
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 153
    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
    0Angie Mitchell
     
    0Anneli Mynhardt
     
    0Jenny Evans
     
    0Lorraine Retief
     
    0Trevor Mitchell
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    150
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    130
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    230
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    390
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    170
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70
    14879Heron, Little
    (Butorides atricapilla)
    20


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    Monday 20 July 2026 02:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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