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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape
    Card 509584
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2022-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 00:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 507
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 0
    Count Type 0
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Conditions ideal until 10h30 when we reached the fence and could not cross due to deep water. When we re-started our count at 11:50, after the long detour, conditions were Windy with Wild Waters.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. O'Neale (Leader)
     
    0E. Kotze
     
    0L. van Wyk
     
    0S. de Klerk
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		560
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1650
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		990
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		260
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		570
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		200
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 08:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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