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    Durban Botanical Gardens (29503100)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 502043
    Compiler 2185
    Location code 29503100Durban Botanical Gardens (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2010-04-22
    Season OOther
    Start time 15:40
    End time 18:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 672
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 0
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Howling gale. Temperature dropping.As usual, egrets left 15mins after sundown for unknown roosting place.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)
    210
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    40Probably Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    1240
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    150
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    110
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    320Confirmed Breeding
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    1070
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    260
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    130
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    350
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    160
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)
    40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    50Confirmed Breeding
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    940
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    80
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    530
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    530
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    320
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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