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    Mpenjati River Estuary (30563018)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 4839
    Compiler 1586
    Location code 30563018Mpenjati River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2003-01-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:30:00
    End time 17:05:00
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 276
    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
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		110
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20Probably Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		30
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		50
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		184Confirmed Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		270
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		80
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1540
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		90
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:38
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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