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24 |
Province: |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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3030CD |
Observer: |
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Steen Lia |
Date of record: |
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2011-06-14 |
Number of photos: |
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2 |
Notes: |
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This bird was trying to get scraps off the elastic used to wrap bait, which was stuck in the beach sand. The bird looked tired and stayed there for a length of time, not perturbed that I was so close. No other terns where close-by. The danger of the bird being killed by rubbish from anglers! |
Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 11:24:41 |
Sp. code: |
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291 |
Species name: |
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Sterna hirundo |
Common name: |
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Common Tern -- Gewone Sterretjie |
Family: |
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Laridae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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? Arctic Tern ( white rump) |
Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-24 |
Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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Comment number: |
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1 |
By: |
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Johan van Rensburg |
Comment: |
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The date of this record makes Arctic tern unlikely. Bill shape and size together with shoulder patch and length of leg points to Common tern |
Date: |
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2013-10-31 09:40:14 |
Species name: |
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Sterna hirundo -- Common Tern; Gewone Sterretjie |
Species code: |
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291 |
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