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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 8503
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2006-07-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45:00
    End time 11:45:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 527
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes None
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    70
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    40
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    600
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    242Confirmed Breeding
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    140
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    560
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    220
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    1200
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    1770
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    60


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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