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    Kosi Bay Lake System (26583250)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 536
    Compiler 13
    Location code 26583250Kosi Bay Lake System (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1995-01-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 2665
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    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)    		980
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		500
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		40
    75Stork, Saddle-billed
    (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		250
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)    		210
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		740
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		80
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		60
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		430
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		450
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1270
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		1000
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		500
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		410
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		190
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		2000
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		16980


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 09:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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