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    Umhlangankulu Estuary (30563017)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 504978
    Compiler 1586
    Location code 30563017Umhlangankulu Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2015-01-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 14:30
    End time 16:05
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 78
    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)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    70
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    70
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    70
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    210
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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