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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape
    Card 1612
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-03-05
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:30:00
    End time 09:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 676
    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 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		50
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30Confirmed Breeding
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		250
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		330
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1080
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		560
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		132Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1160
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		50
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		370
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		2060
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		140
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 01:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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