Durban Bayhead NHS (29533101) | |
|---|---|
KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | STATE LAND |
| Conservation status | PARTLY PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | 209 - BAY HEAD NATURAL HERITAGE SITE |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1993-01-10 |
| Brief_description |
| Open estuary, with mud and a tiny remnant of what was once the largest mangrove swamp in the province; completely surrounded by industrial development. Moderate numbers of Palearctic shorebirds in summer, especially Ringed and Grey Plovers, and Terek and Curlew Sandpipers. Counts of Grey Plover and Terek Sandpiper increasing, of Turnstone and Curlew Sandpiper decreasing. 44 Common Sandpipers in winter 1995, and 50 Whimbrel in summer 1997, were exceptional. High biomass in winters of 1996 and 1997 due to presence of Kelp Gull and White Pelican. Mangrove Kingfisher occurs in winter. Critical threats are further development, and pollution by industrial waste (including oil) and solid waste; disturbance is a mild threat. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 2.67 | 9 | ||||
| 255 | Calidris alba | 1 | 3.20 | 6 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | ||||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 3.67 | 14 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 4.19 | 15 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 5.76 | 49 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 2 | 9.00 | 15 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.40 | 3 | |||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 3.97 | 14 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 30.70 | 100 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 46.45 | 190 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 7.00 | 24 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.29 | 3 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.97 | 6 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 4.43 | 16 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 8.30 | 46 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 2.89 | 8 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 0 | 1.00 | 2 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 2.24 | 7 | |||
| 254 | Knot, Red | Calidris canutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 18.65 | 90 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 74 | Openbill, African | Anastomus lamelligerus | 34 | 34.00 | 34 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.26 | 2 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 3.33 | 5 | |||
| 41 | Pelican, Pink-backed | Pelecanus rufescens | 1 | 3.34 | 12 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 16 | 71.43 | 272 | |||
| 239 | Plover, Greater Sand | Charadrius leschenaultii | 1 | 1.50 | 4 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 24.26 | 87 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 9.53 | 35 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 2.24 | 5 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 5.14 | 20 | |||
| 261 | Redshank, Common | Tringa totanus | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 12.00 | 44 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 100.43 | 288 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 2.73 | 8 | |||
| 257 | Sandpiper, Terek | Xenus cinereus | 1 | 13.70 | 45 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 2.90 | 10 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 2 | 9.29 | 30 | |||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 3.94 | 11 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 294 | Tern, Arctic | Sterna paradisaea | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 2.88 | 11 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 4.36 | 18 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 4.80 | 39 | |||
| 297 | Tern, Lesser Crested | Thalasseus bengalensis | 1 | 1.78 | 3 | |||
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 1.42 | 3 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 6.36 | 26 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 2.71 | 5 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 1.93 | 9 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 14.46 | 82 |
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