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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape
    Card 504445
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-02-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:15
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 538
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Perfect weather for counting. The breeze was just enough to cool us down. Water levels fairly low. Very little regrowth of water weeds since the mouth closed again on 9 December 2009. Lack of water fowl such as Red-knobbed Coot and Common Moorhen allarming. Only Yellow-billed Ducks in the river just before widening into the lagoon. In fact, most birds were counted around the last section of the river before and at the point of entering into the lagoon. Two different sub-adult African Fish Eagles were seen in our section. The first one was seen with both parents in the river section below the bridge. I would guess that this was a 1st year bird. The second one was seen in the bay at Benguela Cove. The colouring was more advanced than the first bird. It showed more white on the head and tail and was less mottled than the first bird. My estimate was that this was a 2nd year bird.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		100
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		200
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		170
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    80Stork, White
    (Ciconia ciconia)    		530
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		150
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		160
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		200
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		41Confirmed Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		470
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		262Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		280
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		320
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		830
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		710
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		340
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		90


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    Friday 26 April 2024 08:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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