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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape
    Card 500454
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-11-08
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:30
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 282
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes This was the first count done after the 28 August 2008 breaching of the lagoon and the water level had dropped so significantly in a 2 month period that we were able to walk on the mud flats almost into the middle of the lagoon for quite a distance around the lagoon. We had to make our way back towards a more solid surface in one spot only until we got nearer to the Benguela Cove Estate. The water level at the bridge was reduced to a narrow channel and this channel remained a narrow passage of water all the way to past the Arabella Hotel where it widened slightly but in general the water line had receded at least 50 to 60 metres from its high water level. Great for counting and for being able to walk around the boundary fence at the Benguela Cove Estate but very disappointing as far as bird numbers were concerned.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		640
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		100
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		310
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		200
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		50
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		50
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		460
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		160
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		170


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    Wednesday 24 April 2024 06:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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