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    Mpenjati River Estuary (30563018)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 8717
    Compiler 1586
    Location code 30563018Mpenjati River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2007-02-06
    Season SSummer
    Start time 12:00:00
    End time 14:30:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 585
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    190
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    120
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    50
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    20
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)
    90
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    190
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    750
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    4000
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    150
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    30


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 06:31
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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