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    Durban Botanical Gardens (29503100)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 500312
    Compiler 2185
    Location code 29503100Durban Botanical Gardens (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2008-12-17
    Season OOther
    Start time 16:00
    End time 19:00
    Shoreline covered 1
    Openwater covered 1
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 257
    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 Squaccos in full breeding plumage. 8 Red bishops. Sacred ibis have 23 nests. Pelicans building frantically but large pieces of foliage affect the aerodynamics and great difficulty gaining altitude!
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B. Lang
     
    0G. Nichol
     
    0J. Cooke
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		240Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		100Confirmed Breeding
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20Probably Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		17223Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		160
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 12:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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