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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape

    Card 500461
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:35
    End time 10:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 311
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes After breaching during 2008 the water level in the estuary is still low. Large areas of mud sand and rocks are exposed.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Gray
     
    0F. Broeze
     
    0R. Gray
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    150
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    240
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    370
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    100
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    110
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    170
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    1630
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    70


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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