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    Mtamvuna Estuary (31043011)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 512676
    Compiler 18374
    Location code 31043011Mtamvuna Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-09-25
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:29
    End time 09:43
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 101
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 14Tourism/recreation
    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
    44Gannet, Cape
    (Morus capensis)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		50
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		800
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    9638Cormorant, Great
    (Phalacrocorax carbo)    		30
    14836Stork, Africa Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia microscelis)    		30


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    Friday 25 September 2026 11:13
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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