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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 2051
    Compiler 370
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1997-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 10:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 492
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    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)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		200
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		110
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		100
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		100
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		190
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		450
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		140
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		360
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1580
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		910
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		110
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 04:35
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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