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    Botriviervlei: D Rooisand area (34221905)

    Western Cape
    Card 1830
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34221905Botriviervlei: D Rooisand area (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-12-03
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:20:00
    End time 11:35:00
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1290
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		280
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		220
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		390
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		210
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1162Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		130
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		70
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		8330
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		150
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		470
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		80
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		250
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		230Possibly Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		210
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		20
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		30


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    Friday 09 January 2026 07:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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