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    Mbozambo Waste Water Lagoon (29173117)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 6243
    Compiler 1894
    Location code 29173117Mbozambo Waste Water Lagoon (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2005-02-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:00:00
    End time 08:30:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 601
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    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)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		580Probably Breeding
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		280
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		110
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		90Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		130Confirmed Breeding
    213Finfoot, African
    (Podica senegalensis)    		270
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		190
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		530
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1310
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		400
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		480
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		80
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		630
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		140
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60
    689Wagtail, Western Yellow
    (Motacilla flava)    		30


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    Monday 15 December 2025 12:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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