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BirdPix:   207733
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930AD
Observer:   Summersgill C
Date of record:   2021-02-20
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   172
Species name:   Pandion haliaetus
Common name:   Osprey -- Visvalk
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Osprey
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-207733
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 207733 - photo: 1
VM-number: 207733 - photo: 2
VM-number: 207733 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2022-02-22 12:26:05
Species name:   Pandion haliaetus -- Osprey; Visvalk
Species code:   172
Comment number:   2
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   Of my many sightings of Osprey eating prey at Albert Falls, none have been at water side. Most are at least 600m from the water's edge, with one favourite spot at 1080m from the water's edge.
Date:   2022-02-22 18:58:00
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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