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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 509668
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2022-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45
    End time 11:45
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 212
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    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)
    170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    80
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    20
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    340
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    270
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    191Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    160
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    80
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    450
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    60
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:00
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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