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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 419
    Compiler 38
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1994-07-18
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 375
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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)
    170
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    30
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    130
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    80
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    260
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    170
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    120
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    570
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    270
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    310
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    1110
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 06:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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