Mida Creek (03193958) | |
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Kenya | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Unknown |
| Management status | PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | Kenya #16 |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2016-03-09 |
| Brief_description |
| Mida Creek is 32 sq kms of open water, sand flats and mangrove forest. It is a Marine Reserve and a Forest Reserve under the Kenya Wildlife Service and Kenya Forest Service. The actual area counted regularly is the inland section of mainly open sand flats which is the area where c.80% of waterbirds forage at low tide and on a neap high tide c.90% roost together not far from the constructed bird hide. |
| Physical_features |
| Deep water channel down the centre of the creek with extensive sand flats particularly on the inland side of the creek; the whole creek is surrounded by mangrove forest. The mouth of the creek is only c.500m wide and is just inside the Watamu Marine |
| Hydrological_features |
| Mida Creek is flooded twice a day by the tide through the mouth. There are no streams or freshwater channels entering the creek. However there is significant underground seepage of freshwater from Arabuko-Sokoke Forest to the west which reduces the e |
| Ecological_features |
| The mangrove forests have a very high productivity level and the creek is important as a breeding site for fish as well as feeding area for juvenile sea turtles (mainly Green Turtle). It is an Important Bird Area particularly for Lesser Sand Plovers |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273 | , Crab-plover | Dromas ardeola | 26 | 516.61 | 1112 | 700 | ||
| 256 | , Ruff | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 255 | , Sanderling | Calidris alba | 1 | 81.07 | 440 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 2 | 32.00 | 89 | |||
| 2188 | Egret, Dimorphic | Egretta dimorpha | 1 | 11.00 | 33 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 3 | 4.40 | 7 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 10 | 25.00 | 40 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 17 | 113.00 | 268 | |||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 4.80 | 18 | |||
| 265 | Godwit, Black-tailed | Limosa limosa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 11 | 102.18 | 247 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 3 | 23.92 | 53 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 2.20 | 4 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 894 | Oystercatcher, Eurasian | Haematopus ostralegus | 1 | 2.33 | 3 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 76.41 | 155 | |||
| 239 | Plover, Greater Sand | Charadrius leschenaultii | 100 | 612.82 | 1600 | 650 | 325 | 350 |
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 70 | 230.22 | 386 | |||
| 234 | Plover, Siberian Sand | Charadrius mongolus | 74 | 623.76 | 1500 | 250 | 125 | 1250 |
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 2.33 | 6 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.67 | 2 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 20 | 1009.18 | 2500 | |||
| 259 | Sandpiper, Green | Tringa ochropus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 3 | 44.00 | 85 | |||
| 257 | Sandpiper, Terek | Xenus cinereus | 42 | 312.56 | 1121 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 4.00 | 7 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 3.80 | 5 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 1039.38 | 2600 | |||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 1.75 | 2 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 2 | 15.00 | 41 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 902 | Tern, Gull-billed | Gelochelidon nilotica | 1 | 57.53 | 155 | |||
| 297 | Tern, Lesser Crested | Thalasseus bengalensis | 8 | 30.93 | 78 | |||
| 2070 | Tern, Saunders's | Sternula saundersi | 1 | 25.40 | 108 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 3.62 | 8 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 150 | 150.00 | 150 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 20 | 118.50 | 310 |
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