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Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)
KwaZulu-Natal
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY
Authority	Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife & Private
Management status	UNKNOWN
Conservation status	PARTLY PROTECTED
IBA information	SA079 - RICHARDS BAY GAME RESERVE
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Date_registered
1993-01-09
Brief_description
An IBA. Richards Bay port area; open estuary (including Mhlatuze Lagoon), permanent marsh and seasonal wetland; Thulazihleka Pan within survey area but is counted separately. Wide variety of birds, but recent decline in number of species; exceptional total count in summer 1996 due to globally significant number of 13 000 Common Tern; same count produced highest numbers of Crested and Little Terns. Good numbers of Reed Cormorant, Woolly- necked Stork and Caspian Tern summer and winter; Whimbrel counts high even in winter. Threats are sedimentation, vegetation cutting, reclamation/drainage, and pollution by industrial waste.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
255		Calidris alba	1	40.71	195
256		Calidris pugnax	1	22.60	64
72		Scopus umbretta	1	1.67	4
273		Dromas ardeola	1	1.14	2
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	1	10.87	32
48	Cormorant, Cape	Phalacrocorax capensis	2	4.50	7
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	1	47.00	342
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	13.84	40
203	Crake, Black	Zapornia flavirostra	1	5.40	16
214	Crane, Grey Crowned	Balearica regulorum	1	2.20	4
267	Curlew, Eurasian	Numenius arquata	1	5.93	15
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	9.60	45
91	Duck, Knob-billed	Sarkidiornis melanotos	4	4.00	4
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	2	10.69	40
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	4	35.50	157
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	3	65.24	326
149	Eagle, African Fish	Haliaeetus vocifer	2	4.50	9
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	4.42	18
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	1.60	3
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	14.96	64
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	12.83	54
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	1	39.80	97
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	1	1.00	1
205	Flufftail, Red-chested	Sarothrura rufa	1	1.00	1
893	Gallinule, Purple	Porphyrio martinica	2	2.00	2
266	Godwit, Bar-tailed	Limosa lapponica	1	3.56	10
92	Goose, African Pygmy	Nettapus auritus	2	9.29	26
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	1	4.77	12
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	2	4.88	14
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	2	18.74	82
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	14.63	118
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	24	91.74	210
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	1	9.81	24
4136	Gull, Lesser Black-backed	Larus fuscus	3	3.00	3
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.64	6
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	2.55	7
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	2.90	6
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	2	12.04	40
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	5.50	29
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	1	2.67	4
63	Heron, Striated	Butorides striata	1	2.67	6
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	10.63	43
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	1	4.83	16
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	8.05	43
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	11.94	30
229	Jacana, Lesser	Microparra capensis	1	1.20	2
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	2.23	6
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	3.56	13
400	Kingfisher, Mangrove	Halcyon senegaloides	1	2.00	3
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	7.38	29
254	Knot, Red	Calidris canutus	1	7.13	27
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	1	3.67	8
509	Martin, Brown-throated	Riparia paludicola	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	2	15.22	42
74	Openbill, African	Anastomus lamelligerus	12	12.00	12
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	3.00	6
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	1	42.27	140
41	Pelican, Pink-backed	Pelecanus rufescens	1	9.13	35
236	Plover, Chestnut-banded	Charadrius pallidus	7	7.00	7
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	1	77.20	357
239	Plover, Greater Sand	Charadrius leschenaultii	1	20.25	65
241	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola	2	109.05	278
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	2	5.40	12
234	Plover, Lesser Sand	Charadrius mongolus	1	1.00	1
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	2.75	6
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	5	46.04	221		125	180
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	2	12.00	30
281	Pratincole, Collared	Glareola pratincola	4	9.67	13
197	Rail, African	Rallus caerulescens	2	2.00	2			-1
261	Redshank, Common	Tringa totanus	1	1.00	1
981	Sandpiper, Broad-billed	Calidris falcinellus	2	2.50	3
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	2	5.54	11
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	1	186.19	717
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	10.00	33
257	Sandpiper, Terek	Xenus cinereus	3	123.77	410
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	13.40	57
94	Shoveler, Cape	Spatula smithii	1	2.22	6
286	Skua, Brown	Stercorarius antarcticus	1	1.00	1
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	13.44	61
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	4	12.00	29
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	2	224.00	677
77	Stork, Woolly-necked	Ciconia episcopus	3	37.35	183
76	Stork, Yellow-billed	Mycteria ibis	1	5.13	15
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	8.33	30
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Spatula hottentota	2	29.64	110
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	2	5.17	11
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	1	42.00	228
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	3	21.28	51			20
291	Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	1	1130.17	13000	8000	4000	1800
298	Tern, Greater Crested	Thalasseus bergii	2	26.73	115
297	Tern, Lesser Crested	Thalasseus bengalensis	3	31.07	80
299	Tern, Little	Sternula albifrons	16	216.92	700		500	490
296	Tern, Sandwich	Thalasseus sandvicensis	1	45.31	141
10009	Tern, Unidentified	N/A N/A	34	34.00	34
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	1	52.75	200	150	75	85
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	4	28.86	50
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	2	4.29	8
232	Turnstone, Ruddy	Arenaria interpres	1	2.63	8
112	Vulture, Palm-nut	Gypohierax angolensis	2	2.00	2
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	50	225.00	400
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	1	2.95	8
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	6.38	23
268	Whimbrel, Eurasian	Numenius phaeopus	4	109.52	356

Friday 26 April 2024 09:33
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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