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    Durban Botanical Gardens (29503100)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 505243
    Compiler 2185
    Location code 29503100Durban Botanical Gardens (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2015-09-29
    Season OOther
    Start time 15:30
    End time 18:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 66
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Signs of spring although numbers well down.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		93Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		160
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		242Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		112Confirmed Breeding
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 05:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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