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Barberspan Nature Reserve
[BarberspanNa]

GPS: -26.5600348,25.59100
Barberspan Nature Reserve
Barberspan Nature Reserve

This Important Bird Area is located near the town of Delareyville in North West Province, South Africa consists of a large pan and river system with surrounding grasslands.

Barberspan is one of the few permanent water bodies in the North West highveld and provides food and shelter during the dry months for large numbers of waterbirds. These include Palaearctic migrants such as Knot Calidris canutus and Blacktailed godwit Limosa limosa . At the time of designation, Barberspan was the only locality in South Africa where the Pintail Anas acuta had been recorded. A number of Red Data bird species such as the African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer, Openbilled stork Anastomus lamelligetus, Goliath heron Ardea goliath, Ppinkbacked pelican Pelecanus rufescens, White pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus, Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia and Yellowbilled stork Mycteria ibis also occur here.

Around 365 species have been recorded.

Accommodation is available both in the reserve and nearby.
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This item was added to our catalog on Friday 19 September, 2008.
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