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    Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (34221907)

    Western Cape
    Card 1780
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34221907Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-10-15
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:20:00
    End time 11:42:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 1543
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Wind and waves for the first part of the count making it difficult to see birds on the water espcially any of the Grebes. 3 Red-Knobbed Coot on nests & 1 juvenile Dabchick sited.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		100
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		250
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		160
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		60
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		12880
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		260
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		380
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		250
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		410
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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