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    Umvoti River Estuary (29233121)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 6777
    Compiler 197
    Location code 29233121Umvoti River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2005-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 342
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The river was flowing very strongly and there were no exposed sandbanks as there normally are and this is the reason for the low counts.It would appear that the birds had all gone to the nearby Mbozambo Waste Water Lagoons.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		150
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		210
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		120Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		430
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		180
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		210
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		130
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20Probably Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		360
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		640
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		220


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:36
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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