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    Lake Sibaya (27213240)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 8163
    Compiler 60
    Location code 27213240Lake Sibaya (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2006-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30:00
    End time 12:24:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1157
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes There is human disturbance from fishing and there are a large number of cattle present on the shoreline.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		820
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		2610
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2090
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		420
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1040
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    75Stork, Saddle-billed
    (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		150
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		90
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		70
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		1210
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		160
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    281Pratincole, Collared
    (Glareola pratincola)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		250
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		1860
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		80


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    Thursday 25 December 2025 05:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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