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    Mtamvuna Estuary (31043011)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 512112
    Compiler 18374
    Location code 31043011Mtamvuna Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2025-01-10
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:40
    End time 07:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 210
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 9Little angling fishing
    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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		180
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		42Possibly Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		640
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1070
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    2070Tern, Saunders's
    (Sternula saundersi)    		10
    14836Stork, Africa Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia microscelis)    		10


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    Monday 06 April 2026 03:34
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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