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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape
    Card 509180
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-08-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:10
    End time 10:55
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 224
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Cold, almost windless, very misty, clearing briefly and then closing in again. Visibility improved from 10:30 but it remained hazy.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Gray
     
    1354r. Gray
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		250
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		90
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		290
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		980
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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