Record details

:   39662
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2917DC
Observer:   Murray Kevin
Date of record:   2017-08-20
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   2nd observation in 4 years (both at dusk, this time at 18:30), apparently passing through and roosting overnight; in this case struggling to balance on windpump whose blades had been chained to prevent movement
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   80
Species name:   Ciconia ciconia
Common name:   White Stork -- Witooievaar
Family:   Ciconiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   White Stork
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-39662
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2017-08-21 07:41:45
Species name:   Ciconia ciconia -- White Stork; Witooievaar
Species code:   80

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