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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 5238
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2003-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:15:00
    End time 12:15:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 649
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		120
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		520
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		10
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		21Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		600
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		240
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		2300
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1800
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Monday 22 December 2025 04:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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