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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 501082
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2009-08-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 402
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0L. Frescura
     
    0R. Cowgill
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    430
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    80
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    190
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    150
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    160
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    360
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    170
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    240
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1030
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    130
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    660
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    40


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 03:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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