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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape
    Card 510542
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-02-03
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:45
    End time 10:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 206
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The water level has dropped considerably since the November 2023 count, exposing many rocks and sand that is usually under water. It was mainly overcast and cool, with a light breeze varying from NW to SW. A light rain fell for about 15 minutes.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Gray
     
    0M. Oosthuizen
     
    1354R. Gray (Leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		310
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		270
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		340Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		110
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		60
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		200
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		110
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		240


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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