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    Durban Botanical Gardens (29503100)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 502515
    Compiler 2185
    Location code 29503100Durban Botanical Gardens (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2012-09-26
    Season OOther
    Start time 15:40
    End time 18:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 249
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Confirmed Breeding - 35 prs Af Sacred Ibis, 8 prs Pink Backed Pelican, 3 prs Grey Heron.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		100
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		330
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1260
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		90
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60Confirmed Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		390
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 05:42
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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