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    Mtamvuna Estuary (31043011)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 512690
    Compiler 18374
    Location code 31043011Mtamvuna Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2024-11-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:38
    End time 08:40
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 259
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		360
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		40
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		60
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		390
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1600
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    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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