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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 448
    Compiler 46
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1994-07-16
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 15:30:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 61
    Total Count 1383
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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)
    180
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)
    350
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    740
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    100
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    3320
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    140
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    220
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    40
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    110
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    380
    74Openbill, African
    (Anastomus lamelligerus)
    120
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    110
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    430
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    190
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    60
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    830
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    110
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    100
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)
    330
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    70
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    80
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)
    20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    260
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    170
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    150
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)
    40
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    170
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    900
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    250
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    500
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    40
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    520
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    290
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    150
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    970
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    210
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    60
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    390
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    140
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    120


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