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Record details

BirdPix:   126800
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318BD
Observer:   Hellmann F
Date of record:   2020-08-21
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   A flock of about 30 birds circled the farm dam in front of us, then turned and flew past our house. This is the third time I have seen them do this. I don't know where they come from, or where they are going to.
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   69
Species name:   Nycticorax nycticorax
Common name:   Black-crowned Night-Heron -- Gewone Nagreier
Family:   Ardeidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Black-crowned Night Heron
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-126800
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 126800 - photo: 1
VM-number: 126800 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lance Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2020-08-26 13:18:34
Species name:   Nycticorax nycticorax -- Black-crowned Night-Heron; Gewone Nagreier
Species code:   69

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