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    Mtamvuna Estuary (31043011)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 512689
    Compiler 18374
    Location code 31043011Mtamvuna Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2024-10-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:42
    End time 07:09
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 217
    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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		60
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1730
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    402Kingfisher, Brown-hooded
    (Halcyon albiventris)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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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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