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Bafazana Pan (28153228)
KwaZulu-Natal
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
Management status	PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE
Conservation status	PROTECTED
IBA information	SA058 - LAKE ST LUCIA & MKUZE SWAMPS
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Date_registered
1997-01-20
Brief_description
Falls within the St Lucia system Ramsar site. Two seasonal freshwater pans on the Eastern Shores of Lake St Lucia. Only summer and winter counts for 1997 are available; twice as many waterbirds were recorded on the summer count, when numbers of Egyptian Goose and Yellowbilled Duck were particularly high. Numbers of Dabchick, Hadeda Ibis and Whitefaced Duck were relatively high in winter. The bird species diversity is probably typical of pans in this area. No threats have been identified.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	RAMSAR
256		Calidris pugnax	5	10.00	19
72		Scopus umbretta	1	1.43	3
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	1	4.65	16
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	1.00	1
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	1.00	1
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	1.25	2
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	1	1.00	1
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	1	31.69	143
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	1	74.43	187
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	2.00	5
60	Egret, Intermediate [x]	Ardea intermedia	1	3.20	10
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	1.50	2
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	4.25	10
213	Finfoot, African	Podica senegalensis	1	1.00	1
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.92	4
266	Godwit, Bar-tailed	Limosa lapponica	1	1.00	1
92	Goose, African Pygmy	Nettapus auritus	2	4.83	14
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	1	18.55	200
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	6.43	39
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	2	8.83	32
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	2.25	4
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	16	16.00	16
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.00	1
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	1.58	4
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	1.00	1
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	1.63	7
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	1.00	1
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	2	3.00	5
63	Heron, Striated (NOTE: use Little Heron)	Butorides striata	1	1.00	1
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	3.17	6
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	8.46	37
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	6.27	17
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	1.00	1
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.20	2
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	1.40	2
247	Lapwing, African Wattled	Vanellus senegallus	2	2.50	3
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	1	3.82	10
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	1.00	1
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.50	2
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	300	300.00	300	300
41	Pelican, Pink-backed	Pelecanus rufescens	1	3.00	6
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	1	1.50	2
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	1	3.00	8
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	5.17	19
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	1	1.00	1
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	2	2.00	2
282	Pratincole, Black-winged	Glareola nordmanni	9	9.00	9
281	Pratincole, Collared	Glareola pratincola	1	8.00	21
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	2	2.00	2
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	3	6.50	10
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	1.00	1
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	2	2.00	2
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	5.45	17
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	1	2.50	4
75	Stork, Saddle-billed	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis	1	1.75	3
77	Stork, Woolly-necked	Ciconia episcopus	1	1.85	4
76	Stork, Yellow-billed	Mycteria ibis	1	6.25	23
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Anas hottentota	145	145.00	145
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	8	8.00	8
10009	Tern, Unidentified	N/A N/A	18	18.00	18
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	2.89	4
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	2	2.00	2
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	2	2.00	2
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	2.00	4

Monday 27 July 2026 06:21
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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