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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape
    Card 1840
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-11-05
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:30:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1282
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Weather inittially ideal, but wind came up and water became choppy.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		140
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		310
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		180Possibly Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		311Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		10
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		170
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20Probably Breeding
    169Harrier, Black
    (Circus maurus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30Probably Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10500
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		380
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		90
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Friday 26 April 2024 02:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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