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27°30'

27°45'

Richards Bay

28°

Durban Indian Ocean Lake St Lucia

28°15'

28°30'
Lake Nhlabane

Lake Mzingazi
28°45'
Richards Bay
Thulazihleka Pan, Richards Bay

29°
St Kitts

31°45' 32° 32°15' 32°30' 32°45'
Figure 1. The locations of Thulazihleka Pan, Lake Mzingazi, and Lake Nhlabane near Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal

Lake Nhlabane References
Co-ordinates: 28.6559 S; 32.3130 E
Description: An estuarine lake system. Allan DG, McInnes A. 2002. Richards Bay waterbird survey
Conservation status: Unprotected but considered by – January 2002. Interim report. BirdLife South Africa unpubl.
Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife to be an irreplaceable Report. 40 pp.
critical biodiversity area (CBA) (H Snyman, EKZN Wildlife Bowker MB, Downs CT. 2012. Breeding of large, water-associated,
in litt. 2022). It is accessible to rural residents. colonially nesting birds of the north-eastern region of
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Waterbirds 35: 270–291.
Species and numbers: Crawford RJM, Randall RM, Whittington PA, Waller L, Dyer BM,
White-breasted Cormorant Allan DG, Fox C, Martin AP, Upfold L, Visagie J, Bachoo
S, Bowker M, Downs CT, Fox R, Huisamen J, Makhado
Month and year No. of individuals No.of pairs AB, Oosthuizen WH, Ryan PG, Taylor RH, Turpie JK. 2013.
July 2005 a 67 15 South Africa’s coastal-breeding white-breasted cormorants:
population trends, breeding season and movements, and
November 2021 b 0 diet. African Journal of Marine Science 35: 473–490.
Cyrus D, McCosh B. 1985. Recent field notes – NBC Recorder
a and Rare Birds Panel. Albatross 283: 3–6.
Bowker and Downs (2012)
b
Makhado AB, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the
Environment, pers. comm.

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