Record details

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:   52543
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Underhill LG
Date of record:   2018-04-27
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Setting up territory close to the motorways (N2 and M5). Third photo shows scrape for nest (just 3 days after the start of winter --- 30mm of rain overnight)
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   245
Species name:   Vanellus armatus
Common name:   Blacksmith Lapwing (Plover) -- Bontkiewiet
Family:   Charadriidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-52543
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2018-04-27 19:04:31
Species name:   Vanellus armatus -- Blacksmith Lapwing (Plover); Bontkiewiet
Species code:   245

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