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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape
    Card 504452
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 11:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 240
    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 Sunny, initially cold but warming to about 20 °C. Initially a moderate Northerly breeze, later very strong making it difficult to use a scope.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		280
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		500
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		170
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		400
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		360
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		300
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:32
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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