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    Mpenjati River Estuary (30563018)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 6423
    Compiler 1586
    Location code 30563018Mpenjati River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2005-01-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 14:30:00
    End time 17:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 683
    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)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		60
    293Tern, Roseate
    (Sterna dougallii)    		20
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		1100
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		4980
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		500
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20


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    Wednesday 17 December 2025 05:26
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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