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    Mtamvuna Estuary (31043011)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 512688
    Compiler 18374
    Location code 31043011Mtamvuna Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2024-09-16
    Season OOther
    Start time 05:56
    End time 07:32
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 71
    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)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		320
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    402Kingfisher, Brown-hooded
    (Halcyon albiventris)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10


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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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