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BirdPix:   4968
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Underhill L.G
Date of record:   2013-10-13
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Swift Terns are seldom recorded this distance from the sea (7km or so)
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   298
Species name:   Sterna bergii
Common name:   Swift (Great Crested) Tern -- Geelbeksterretjie
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Swift Tern
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-4968
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4968 - photo: 1
VM-number: 4968 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   David Kennedy
Comment:  
Date:   2013-10-13 22:18:57
Species name:   Sterna bergii -- Swift (Great Crested) Tern; Geelbeksterretjie
Species code:   298

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