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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape
    Card 8123
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-01-14
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:30:00
    End time 11:40:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 1749
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water level has dropped and there was good access to shore. Counters did not have a scope. Tens of dead fish (mullet) being washed up.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		50
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		360Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		390
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		370
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		270
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		673Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		5340
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		50Probably Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		7780
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		150
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		70
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		230
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		800
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		110
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		170
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		70


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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