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Freshwater/Wetland

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Southern Kruger, South Africa

African fish eagles  inhabit fresh water lakes and rivers in sub-saharan Africa, but are also found along the West coast in Namibia.

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Rondelvlei, Sedgefield, South Africa

The African Swamphen is a Sub-Saharan, largely sedentary species and common in some locations.

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Ayutthaya, Thailand

The Asian openbill is a common resident throughout SE Asa and the Indian Subcontinent.

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George, Western Cape, South Africa

The black crake is a common resident in much of sub-Saharan Africa apart from very dry regions.

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Somerset Levels, UK

A common Summer visitor to temperate regions in Europe and Asia, this migrant winters in sub-Saharan Africa. It is more often heard rather than seen.

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Ayutthaya, Thailand

The Javanese pond heron is common in much of South East Asia.

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Bo-Langvlei, Wilderness, South Africa

The reed cormorant is a common and widespread resident in much of Sub-Saharan Africa and in Madagscar.  There is some seasonal movement.&n

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Goodrington Park, Torbay, UK

Although a permanent resident in many areas, the tufted duck  migrates from many parts of its Eurasian range in autumn to milder southern and western Eur

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Thesen Island, Knysna, South Africa

The yellow-billed duck  is a very common resident in southern and eastern Africa although it is most abundant in South Africa.

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St Lucia Wetlands, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

The yellow-billed Stork is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa.