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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 1003
    Compiler 55
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1997-02-02
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 13:30:00
    Shoreline covered 25
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 52
    Total Count 834
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		300
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		450
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		40
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		80
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		200
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		130
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		60
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		60
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		200
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		130
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		420
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		240
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		200
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		150
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		40
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		110
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		120
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		590
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		90
    273, Crab-plover
    (Dromas ardeola)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		2100
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		120
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		400
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		400
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)    		200
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		100
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		200
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		500
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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