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Kosi Bay Lake System (26583250)

KwaZulu-Natal

CWAC status REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
Management status PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE
Conservation status PROTECTED
IBA information SA053 - KOSI BAY SYTEM
Ramsar information ZA011 - Kosi Bay
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Information 

Date_registered
1992-02-25
Brief_description
IBA and Ramsar site. Coastal lakes, most with little fringing vegetation, in grassland and marsh. Summer and winter counts of individual species show considerable fluctuations, but there seems to be a trend of decreasing numbers and species variety in both seasons. Influx of Cape Cormorant recorded in winter 1994; high counts of Reed Cormorant in winter 1992 and of Whitefaced Duck in winters of 1992 and 1993. Good numbers of Knot for this coast. 20-50 pairs of Pygmy Goose breed, as do 3+ pairs of Pel's Fishing Owl. Whitebacked Night Heron, Rufousbellied Heron, Lesser Gallinule, African Finfoot and Grass Owl occur. Threats include sedimentation, eutrophication and afforestation. Human pressure is increasing; the lakes are traditional fishing areas and are used for tourism and recreation.

SppCommon nameTaxonomic nameMinAvgMaxIBASubregional
IBA
RAMSAR
255Calidris alba2247.5796   
256Calidris pugnax11.001  
72Scopus umbretta11.001   
269Avocet, PiedRecurvirostra avosetta16.5012   
66Bittern, DwarfIxobrychus sturmii11.001   
67Bittern, LittleIxobrychus minutus11.001   
212Coot, Red-knobbedFulica cristata144.50296   
48Cormorant, CapePhalacrocorax capensis5127.33700   
50Cormorant, ReedMicrocarbo africanus1103.23460   
47Cormorant, White-breasted Phalacrocorax lucidus261.83225  130
199Crake, AfricanCrecopsis egregia44.004-1
203Crake, BlackZapornia flavirostra13.158
52Darter, AfricanAnhinga rufa14.8345   
91Duck, Knob-billedSarkidiornis melanotos11.001   
10014Duck, UnidentifiedN/A N/A1080.00150
100Duck, White-faced WhistlingDendrocygna viduata265.80419   
96Duck, Yellow-billedAnas undulata121.3392   
149Eagle, African FishHaliaeetus vocifer25.0412
58Egret, GreatArdea alba12.048   
60Egret, IntermediateArdea intermedia11.502   
59Egret, LittleEgretta garzetta16.5421   
61Egret, Western CattleBubulcus ibis4137.82903   
213Finfoot, AfricanPodica senegalensis11.001 
86Flamingo, Greater Phoenicopterus roseus489.41416   
87Flamingo, LesserPhoeniconaias minor163.67158   
10016Flamingo, UnidentifiedN/A N/A125125.00125
209Gallinule, Allen'sPorphyrio alleni11.001 
92Goose, African PygmyNettapus auritus111.47181   
89Goose, EgyptianAlopochen aegyptiaca13.6710   
88Goose, Spur-wingedPlectropterus gambensis14.3323   
4Grebe, Great CrestedPodiceps cristatus11.001   
6Grebe, LittleTachybaptus ruficollis116.48223   
263Greenshank, CommonTringa nebularia125.5050   
288Gull, Grey-headedChroicocephalus cirrocephalus15.8229   
287Gull, KelpLarus dominicanus22.002   
10010Gull, UnidentifiedN/A N/A88.008
167Harrier, African MarshCircus ranivorus11.001
64Heron, BlackEgretta ardesiaca11.001   
69Heron, Black-crowned NightNycticorax nycticorax11.202   
55Heron, Black-headedArdea melanocephala11.402   
56Heron, GoliathArdea goliath11.634   
54Heron, GreyArdea cinerea12.329   
57Heron, PurpleArdea purpurea14.1922   
65Heron, Rufous-belliedArdeola rufiventris11.001   
62Heron, SquaccoArdeola ralloides11.132   
63Heron, StriatedButorides striata12.6911   
10011Heron, UnidentifiedN/A N/A11.001
81Ibis, African SacredThreskiornis aethiopicus14.007   
84Ibis, Hadada Bostrychia hagedash16.5523   
228Jacana, AfricanActophilornis africanus16.4021   
229Jacana, LesserMicroparra capensis22.002   
395Kingfisher, GiantMegaceryle maxima12.045
396Kingfisher, Half-collaredAlcedo semitorquata11.503
397Kingfisher, MalachiteCorythornis cristatus11.593
394Kingfisher, PiedCeryle rudis819.5336
254Knot, RedCalidris canutus100100.00100   
247Lapwing, African WattledVanellus senegallus12.288   
245Lapwing, BlacksmithVanellus armatus22.295   
210Moorhen, CommonGallinula chloropus11.865   
172Osprey, WesternPandion haliaetus11.734
370Owl, Pel's FishingScotopelia peli11.202
231Oystercatcher, AfricanHaematopus moquini12.003   
241Plover, GreyPluvialis squatarola45.256   
237Plover, Kittlitz'sCharadrius pecuarius23.757   
238Plover, Three-bandedCharadrius tricollaris12.004   
235Plover, White-frontedCharadrius marginatus17.0345   
258Sandpiper, CommonActitis hypoleucos16.4816  
251Sandpiper, CurlewCalidris ferruginea1370.00127  
262Sandpiper, MarshTringa stagnatilis23.334   
264Sandpiper, WoodTringa glareola22.002   
306Skimmer, AfricanRynchops flavirostris11.001   
85Spoonbill, AfricanPlatalea alba44.004   
270Stilt, Black-wingedHimantopus himantopus11.752   
75Stork, Saddle-billedEphippiorhynchus senegalensis11.552   
77Stork, Woolly-neckedCiconia episcopus11.332   
208Swamphen, AfricanPorphyrio madagascariensis12.738  
98Teal, CapeAnas capensis11.752   
97Teal, Red-billedAnas erythrorhyncha88.008   
290Tern, CaspianHydroprogne caspia14.1815   
291Tern, CommonSterna hirundo1314.671680   
298Tern, Greater CrestedThalasseus bergii1340.6757   
297Tern, Lesser CrestedThalasseus bengalensis150.50100   
299Tern, LittleSternula albifrons50187.00420   
10009Tern, UnidentifiedN/A N/A2532.575500
305Tern, WhiskeredChlidonias hybrida11.001   
304Tern, White-wingedChlidonias leucopterus5353.0053   
274Thick-knee, WaterBurhinus vermiculatus11.332   
232Turnstone, RuddyArenaria interpres19.9043   
112Vulture, Palm-nutGypohierax angolensis12.936
10008Wader, UnidentifiedN/A N/A259.00500
685Wagtail, African PiedMotacilla aguimp12.074
686Wagtail, CapeMotacilla capensis12.005
268Whimbrel, Eurasian Numenius phaeopus16.4842   
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Friday 29 March 2024 04:01
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
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