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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 94240
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2007-08-12
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00 AM
    End time 11:00:00 AM
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 624
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		120
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		580
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		170
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		770
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		160
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		90
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1060
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		2440
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 11:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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