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    Durban Botanical Gardens (29503100)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 500694
    Compiler 2185
    Location code 29503100Durban Botanical Gardens (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2009-01-21
    Season OOther
    Start time 16:00
    End time 18:45
    Shoreline covered 1
    Openwater covered 1
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 392
    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 Wind. Disappointing Count. Hamerkop very agitated. Grey heron (not obviously near a nest) very aggressive toward ibis and hadeda. Black sparrowhawk being taught to hunt. 11 pink backed pelican nests with 3 babies. Black headed heron nests with 5 juveniles. 29 sacred ibis nests.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		2011Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		82Confirmed Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		31729Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		160
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 05:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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