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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape

    Card 510188
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-08-05
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 396
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Initially slightly misty over the water with a cold N.E. breeze, warming to about 15C by mid-morning. The reed beds have been cut back in most areas, improving shoreline visibility.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Gray
     
    0H. Thompson
     
    1354R. Gray (Leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    30
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    500
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    1800
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    110
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    400
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    10
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    60
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    280
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    230
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:26
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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