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    Mtamvuna Estuary (31043011)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 94244
    Compiler 1586
    Location code 31043011Mtamvuna Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2007-08-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:30:00 AM
    End time 11:45:00 AM
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 70
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    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
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		70
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		170
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		70
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		190
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20


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    Friday 30 January 2026 06:38
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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