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Sources of information:

Berruti A. 1980. Status and review of the waterbirds breeding at Lake St Lucia. Lammergeyer 28: 1–19.

Bowker MB, Downs CT. 2008a. Breeding incidence of the Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and the Pink-
backed Pelican (P. rufescens) in south-eastern Africa from 1933 to 2005. Ostrich 79: 23–35.

Bowker MB, Downs CT. 2012. Breeding of large, water-associated colonially nesting birds of the north-eastern region of
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Waterbirds 35: 270–271.

Brooke RK, Allan DG, Cooper J, Cyrus DP, Dean WRJ, Dyer BM, Martin AP, Taylor RH. 1999. Breeding distribution, popula-
tion size and conservation of the Greyheaded Gull Larus cirrocephalus in southern Africa. Ostrich 70: 157–163.

Cooper J, Brooke RK, Cyrus DP, Martin AP, Taylor RH, Williams AJ. 1992. Distribution, population size and conservation of
the Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) in southern Africa. Ostrich 63: 58-67.

McInnes AM, Allan DG. 2011. Distribution, abundance and movements of the Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus in
South Africa. Durban Museum Novitates 34: 1–20.

Values not highlighted are from unpublished records of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife as detailed below
Potter’s Channel
Coordinates: 28.25 S; 32.44 E
Description: Man-made channel surrounded by reed beds
and a few small trees.
Species and numbers breeding:
White-breasted Cormorant
Year No. of pairs

2014 30
eKZN Wildlife (unpub. info.) White-breasted Cormorants breeding at Potter’s Channel, Sep-
tember 2014 (photo C Fox)
Mamba Stream (Dead Tree Bay)
Coordinates: 28.17 S; 32.45 E White-breasted Cormorant
Description: Tree lined outlet of Mamba stream, including
large Phoenix palms and swamp forest. Year No. of pairs
Species and numbers breeding: 1970 a 2
White-breasted Cormorant
1991 a 8
Year No. of pairs 1994 43
1956 a √ a Bowker and Downs (2012)
1957 a 75 Other records EKZN Wildlife (unpub. info.)
1958 a √ Grey-headed Gull
1960 a √ Year No. of pairs
1961 a √
1964 a 300 1970 2
1965 a √ Brooke et al. (1999)
1992 81
2021 100
a Berruti (1980)
Other records eKZN Wildlife (unpub. info.)
Vincent Islands
Coordinates: 28.16 S; 32.44 E
Description: Small low-lying grassy islands. The Grey-
headed Gulls recorded breeding at Charter’s Creek (farther
south) by Brooke et al. (1999) have been included here. Brodies Shallows. The emergent vegetation is creating a produc-
Species and numbers breeding: tive habitat for birds (photo RH Taylor)

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