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    Botriviervlei: C Arabella Golf Estate to Rooisand (34201907)

    Western Cape

    Card 507770
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34201907Botriviervlei: C Arabella Golf Estate to Rooisand (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-07-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:50
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1211
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Strong winds, but fish in the lagoon attracted huge numbers of birds. Little shore birds = none
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Caren Malan (Leader)
     
    0Carl Swart
     
    0Duncan Butchart
     
    0Jan Momsen
     
    0Joan Wurr
     
    0Paula Combrink
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    140
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    180
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    420Probably Breeding
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    2250
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    1520
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    140
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    620
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    150
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    980Probably Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    270
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    360
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1300
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    60
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    100Probably Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    260
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    2450Probably Breeding
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    250
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    310
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    60
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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