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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 138
    Compiler 46
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1993-01-09
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 18:40:00
    Shoreline covered 20
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 67
    Total Count 4532
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		10
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		1400
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		3420
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		420
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		120
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		100
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1190
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		110
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		340
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		110
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		50
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		110
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		300
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		390
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		70
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		40
    229Jacana, Lesser
    (Microparra capensis)    		10
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		360
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		2600
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		5410
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		2550
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		40
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		640
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		3000
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		70
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		330
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		100
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		570
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		3560
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		240
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		300
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		7210
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		400
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)    		170
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		60
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		4440
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		190
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		4000


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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