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    Durban Botanical Gardens (29503100)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 501035
    Compiler 2185
    Location code 29503100Durban Botanical Gardens (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2009-09-30
    Season OOther
    Start time 15:30
    End time 18:10
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 514
    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 Very windy. Moorhen having great difficulty sheltering rapidly growing 5 remaining chicks. Far too many Egyptian geese. Two broods hatched about 5 days apart. 8 + 9. Cattle egrets almost disappeared.
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    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)    		90Confirmed Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		4170Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		130
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10Probably Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		450Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70Confirmed Breeding
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 09:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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