St Lucia Beach: Mfolozi Mouth to First Rocks (28213226) | |
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KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | NEWLY REGISTERED |
| Authority | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA058 - LAKE ST LUCIA & MKUZE SWAMPS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2008-09-23 |
| Brief_description |
| This count is done from the Umfolozi River mouth, north up to the start of the first rocks. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255 | Calidris alba | 3 | 14.89 | 38 | ||||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.36 | 3 | |||
| 44 | Gannet, Cape | Morus capensis | 111 | 111.00 | 111 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 40.43 | 147 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 3.00 | 8 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 1 | 3.80 | 8 | |||
| 894 | Oystercatcher, Eurasian | Haematopus ostralegus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 3.75 | 8 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 5 | 18.08 | 53 | |||
| 306 | Skimmer, African | Rynchops flavirostris | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 2 | 16.88 | 101 | |||
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 181.67 | 436 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 2.00 | 5 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 3 | 6.30 | 22 |
Saturday 13 December 2025 06:06
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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