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    Umvoti River Estuary (29233121)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 212
    Compiler 62
    Location code 29233121Umvoti River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1993-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:15:00
    End time 11:45:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 45
    Total Count 400
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		290
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		250
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		40
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		110
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		70
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		130
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		120
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		620
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		430
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    199Crake, African
    (Crecopsis egregia)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		160
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		50
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		190
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		60
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		40
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		190


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