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    Mtamvuna Estuary (31043011)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 504953
    Compiler 1586
    Location code 31043011Mtamvuna Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2014-02-10
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:30
    End time 12:50
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 121
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)
    10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    90
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    150
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    50
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    190
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    50
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)
    20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    210
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 07:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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