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    Mpenjati River Estuary (30563018)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 512105
    Compiler 18374
    Location code 30563018Mpenjati River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-01-14
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:16
    End time 09:16
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 35
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		42Possibly Breeding
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		21Possibly Breeding
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    402Kingfisher, Brown-hooded
    (Halcyon albiventris)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    9638Cormorant, Great
    (Phalacrocorax carbo)    		10


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    Monday 06 April 2026 03:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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