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BirdPix:   62969
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3217DB
Observer:   Kennedy D.
Date of record:   2018-10-13
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   During our stay in this area, there were thousands of tiny crustaceans being cast up from the sea. All the shorebirds were feeding on them: Kelp Gulls, Terns, Oystercatchers, Hartlaub's Gulls, Cape Wagtails, White-fronted Plovers etc. The third photo is a close-up of one of those tiny organisms. Maybe somebody can shed light upon what they are.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   287
Species name:   Larus dominicanus (incl vetula)
Common name:   Kelp Gull -- Swartugmeeu
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-62969
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 62969 - photo: 1
VM-number: 62969 - photo: 2
VM-number: 62969 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:   Sorry, can't help with photo No 3
Date:   2018-10-26 15:50:54
Species name:   Larus dominicanus (incl vetula) -- Kelp Gull; Swartugmeeu
Species code:   287

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