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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 796
    Compiler 145
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1996-07-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 446
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    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
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		160
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		370
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		110
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		120
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		340
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		50
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		170
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		540
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		180
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		770
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		160
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		680
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		100
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		50
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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