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    Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (28573146)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 512575
    Compiler 1765
    Location code 28573146Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00
    End time 08:50
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 130
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    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
    0Lorna Rautenbach
     
    0Paul Goslen
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    90Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    240
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    140Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    30
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    320
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    40
    213Finfoot, African
    (Podica senegalensis)
    20
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    30
    893Gallinule, Purple
    (Porphyrio martinica)
    10


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    Thursday 13 August 2026 10:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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