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    Lake Sibaya (27213240)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 505087
    Compiler 60
    Location code 27213240Lake Sibaya (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2014-02-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:20
    End time 14:55
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 39
    Total Count 1022
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The lake level has dropped quite a lot making boating difficult in the southern area. The calm conditions made it possible to count the full lake.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		380
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1210
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1400
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		140
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2510
    66Bittern, Dwarf
    (Ixobrychus sturmii)    		10
    70Heron, White-backed Night
    (Gorsachius leuconotus)    		20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    75Stork, Saddle-billed
    (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)    		20
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		190
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		720
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		220
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		590
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		650
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		90
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		70
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		260
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		110
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		50
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		90
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		100
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		160
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		450
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		30
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		140
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		20
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10


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