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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape

    Card 500455
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-11-08
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:35
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 177
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The estuary has recently been breached to the sea (29 August), dropping the level by more than 2m. Large areas of mud sand and rocks are exposed.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Gray
     
    0R. Gray
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    40
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    140
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    440
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    30
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    140Probably Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    290
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    190
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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