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    Mtamvuna Estuary (31043011)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 512686
    Compiler 18374
    Location code 31043011Mtamvuna Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2024-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 06:40
    End time 11:13
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 164
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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)
    180
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    210
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    50
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    760
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    402Kingfisher, Brown-hooded
    (Halcyon albiventris)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    60


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    Friday 02 October 2026 08:01
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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