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    Lake Sibaya (27213240)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 621
    Compiler 13
    Location code 27213240Lake Sibaya (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1995-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:20:00
    End time 14:50:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 936
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		970
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		870
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		3400
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		340
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		160
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)    		490
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		110
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		280
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		130
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		100
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		140
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		300
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		400
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		370
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		640


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    Thursday 25 December 2025 05:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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