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    Hlatikulu Valley (29152941)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 512567
    Compiler 10320
    Location code 29152941Hlatikulu Valley (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-08-05
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:29
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 872
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 7Excessive livestock trampling/grazing
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Our last visit here was in 2024. Agricultural activity (dairy farming) has intensified since then. The crane conservation centre has been demolished and replaced by what appears to be a piggery.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Phyll McGrath
     
    0Shirley Carter-Brown
     
    18120Sean Glynn
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1180
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		200
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		400
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		1140
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1541Probably Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		190
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1350
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		1280
    215Crane, Wattled
    (Grus carunculata)    		200
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		550
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		170


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    Saturday 08 August 2026 06:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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