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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape
    Card 507382
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2018-07-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 763
    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 Heavy reed cover in some places. Clear & sunny with a stiff NE breeze, moderating later
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0J van den Heever
     
    0M Delport (Leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		160
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		180
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		3310
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		590
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		70
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		400
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		150
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		190
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		110
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1550
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Friday 26 April 2024 11:05
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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