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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 503439
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2010-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:45
    End time 12:45
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 344
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    420
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    110
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    210
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    130
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    420
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    90
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    500
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    40
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    1150
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 06:13
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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