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African Penguins,Algoa Bay,Port ElizabethAfrican Penguins,Algoa Bay,Port Elizabeth

By adminalcyone,on May 16th,2011%

African penguins in Algoa Bay,Port Elizabeth,residing on St Croix Island in the bay:their number has dropped from 50 000 in 2004 to 20 000 in 2011…:-(

Greater Crested Terns,or Swift Terns,(Thalasseus bergii),at the Sunday's River mouth,45 km from Port Elizabeth,Eastern Cape,announcing the arrival of winter. Greater Crested Terns

By adminalcyone,on May 12th,2011%

Greater Crested Terns, or Swift Terns,(Thalasseus bergii),at the Sunday’s River mouth,45 km from Port Elizabeth,Eastern Cape,announcing the arrival of winter. There are an estimated 6,336 breeding pairs in South Africa and up to 1,682 pairs in Namibia. They also breed around the Indian Ocean to tje central Pacific and Australial. This species can . . . →Read More:Greater Crested Terns