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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape

    Card 510043
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-04-15
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:15
    End time 10:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 477
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The water level is exceptionally high with very little shoreline for waders. It was a clear, cool day with a N.E. breeze. Towards mid-morning the breeze weakened slightly as the temperature rose.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Gray
     
    0M. Oosthuizen
     
    1354R. Gray (Leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    70
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    420
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    1390
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    2040
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    170
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    180
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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