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    Kosi Bay Lake System (26583250)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 614
    Compiler 13
    Location code 26583250Kosi Bay Lake System (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1995-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 1748
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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)    		1050
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		930
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		450
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		70
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		9030
    75Stork, Saddle-billed
    (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2070
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)    		1810
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		120
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		300
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		340
    213Finfoot, African
    (Podica senegalensis)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		120
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		510
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		210
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Friday 24 October 2025 08:30
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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