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eBird in Western Cape
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Apr 2024
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Updated ~17 hours ago
326
Species
908
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Knysna Woodpecker
Campethera notata
Last observed by FP Joubert on
29 Mar 2024
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Last observed by Garret Skead on
27 Mar 2024
Sentinel Rock-Thrush
Monticola explorator
Last observed by Joshua Olszewski - Birding Ecotours on
30 Mar 2024
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis
Last observed by Joe Cockram on
22 Nov 2023
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Last observed by Michael Buckham on
31 Mar 2024
New Species
Native and Naturalized (5)
Freckled Nightjar
Caprimulgus tristigma
#
Count:
3
Date:
25 Apr 2024
Observer:
Vincent Ward - Birding Africa
Location:
Hartnekskloof Lodge (formerly Sothemba Lodge)
Cape Eagle-Owl
Bubo capensis
#
Count:
1
Date:
25 Apr 2024
Observer:
Vincent Ward - Birding Africa
Location:
Hartnekskloof Lodge (formerly Sothemba Lodge)
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Tractrac Chat
Emarginata tractrac
#
Count:
1
Date:
24 Apr 2024
Observer:
Vincent Ward - Birding Africa
Location:
Hartnekskloof Lodge (formerly Sothemba Lodge)
Karoo Thrush
Turdus smithi
#
Count:
1
Date:
24 Apr 2024
Observer:
Vincent Ward - Birding Africa
Location:
R355--Karooport Farmhouse
Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix verticalis
#
Count:
3
Date:
24 Apr 2024
Observer:
Tristan Silver
Location:
Cederberg Rural
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6
Species
Date:
27 Apr 2024
4:51 PM
Observer:
Garret Skead
Location:
Molteno
Western Cape
1
Species
Date:
27 Apr 2024
4:09 PM
Observer:
Cole Pasini
Location:
Boulders Beach
Western Cape
6
Species
Date:
27 Apr 2024
3:29 PM
Observer:
Vincent Ward - Birding Africa
Location:
2 Essex Road, Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA (-34,09, 18,462)
Western Cape
10
Species
Date:
27 Apr 2024
3:09 PM
Observer:
Morné Lindeque
Location:
Wilderness NP
Western Cape
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70
Species
Apr 20 2024 SWBC Trip to West Coast
20 Apr 2024
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Gareth Bain
33
Species
Cape Town Pelagics trip 20/04/2024
20 Apr 2024
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Western Cape
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Garret Skead
Guilherme Melo
79
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Greyton and Betty's Bay, March '24
28 Mar
–
1 Apr 2024
(5 days)
Regions
Western Cape
South Africa
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Kadin Madgwick
115
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2024 03 12 to 20 Western Cape, South Africa
12
–
20 Mar 2024
(9 days)
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Western Cape
South Africa
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Rainer Rehwinkel
99
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Brown Booby twitch
3 Mar 2024
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Western Cape
South Africa
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Garret Skead
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1.
Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
24
2.
Strandfontein WTP
21
3.
West Coast NP--Seeberg hide
21
4.
Wilderness NP
18
5.
West Coast NP--Geelbek hides vicinity
16
6.
Kirstenhof Wetland
13
7.
Cape Town--V&A Waterfront
10
8.
Middlevlei Estate (Flamingo Bay)
10
9.
Boulders Beach
9
10.
Harold Porter Botanical Gardens
8
Species Leaders
1.
Strandfontein WTP
112
2.
Rietvlei Wetlands Reserve
92
3.
West Coast NP--Geelbek hides vicinity
90
4.
West Coast NP--Seeberg hide
86
5.
De Hoop Nature Reserve
81
6.
Middlevlei Estate (Flamingo Bay)
77
7.
Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve (do not use for Strandfontein sewage works)
70
8.
Intaka Island
68
9.
West Coast NP--Geelbek Salt Pans
68
10.
Wilderness NP
68
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This Month, Apr 2024
Updated ~17 hours ago
Checklist Leaders
1.
Guilherme Melo
95
2.
Vincent Ward - Birding Africa
62
3.
Garret Skead
47
4.
Zoë Lunau
36
5.
Daniel Engelbrecht - Birding Ecotours
30
6.
Jacque Smit
29
7.
Trevor Hardaker
28
8.
Rebecca Brunner
27
9.
Joshua Olszewski - Birding Ecotours
25
10.
Gareth Bain
22
Species Leaders
1.
Guilherme Melo
184
2.
Vincent Ward - Birding Africa
179
3.
Michael Buckham
175
4.
Garret Skead
161
5.
Rebecca Brunner
154
6.
Joshua Olszewski - Birding Ecotours
144
7.
Adam Buckham
143
8.
Jacque Smit
141
9.
Regard Van Dyk
139
10.
Sarel Snyman
131
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