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    Durban Botanical Gardens (29503100)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 504617
    Compiler 2185
    Location code 29503100Durban Botanical Gardens (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2014-09-24
    Season OOther
    Start time 16:00
    End time 18:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 131
    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 Still no rain. Lake in poor condition, silted up, duckweed and water lettuce spreading rapidly. Municipality very slack despite numerous requests.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		120Possibly Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		113Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		630
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		32Confirmed Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		292
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 05:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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