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    Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (34221907)

    Western Cape
    Card 1618
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34221907Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-04-02
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:10:00
    End time 11:40:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 1230
    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)    		10
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		330
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1010
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		190
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		60
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5970
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		720
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1080
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		70
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		940Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		410
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		540
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		210
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		80


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    Monday 08 December 2025 06:34
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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