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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 489
    Compiler 46
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1995-01-14
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 18:15:00
    Shoreline covered 25
    Openwater covered 55
    Total Species 75
    Total Count 2734
    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)    		210
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		90
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		730
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		290
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		180
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		180
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		110
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		30
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		60
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		220
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		160
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		140
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		830
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		140
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		220
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		60
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		70
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		120
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		180
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		20
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		60
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		40
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		400
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		360
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		1890
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		2590
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		3020
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		10
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		140
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		120
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		4100
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		60
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		230
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		170
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		20
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		80
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		2170
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		250
    273, Crab-plover
    (Dromas ardeola)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    281Pratincole, Collared
    (Glareola pratincola)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1330
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		260
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		1900
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		200
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)    		310
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		2270
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		370
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		100
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		30
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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