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    Durban Botanical Gardens (29503100)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 500293
    Compiler 2185
    Location code 29503100Durban Botanical Gardens (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2008-10-28
    Season OOther
    Start time 16:00
    End time 17:45
    Shoreline covered 1
    Openwater covered 1
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 228
    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
    Notes Unusual visit of Mangrove Kingfisher.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B. Lang
     
    0G. Nichols
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		70Confirmed Breeding
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20Possibly Breeding
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1740Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		170
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30Probably Breeding
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    400Kingfisher, Mangrove
    (Halcyon senegaloides)    		10


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 05:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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