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Record details

BirdPix:   166126
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732CB
Observer:   Robinson L
Date of record:   2021-03-16
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   National rarity - rare vagrant. Long staying bird from location
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   926
Species name:   Tryngites subruficollis
Common name:   Buff-breasted Sandpiper -- Taanborsstrandloper
Family:   Scolopacidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-166126
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 166126 - photo: 1
VM-number: 166126 - photo: 2
VM-number: 166126 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Excellent photo record! Rare vagrant.
Date:   2021-04-25 17:47:47
Species name:   Tryngites subruficollis -- Buff-breasted Sandpiper; Taanborsstrandloper
Species code:   926

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