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    Botriviervlei: E (Kleinmond River Estuary) (34211905)

    Western Cape
    Card 1898
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34211905Botriviervlei: E (Kleinmond River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-06-03
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 10:15:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 71
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water levels were too high to walk along the far side of the estuary bank very far so were unable to access more than 80% of shoreline or open water in that section.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70Possibly Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		50
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		120
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 04:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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