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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape
    Card 503499
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-02-08
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:45
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 130
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Partly cloudy, about 24 deg C, light breeze SSW. Water level very low, with muddy or already covered by vegetation.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		250
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		270
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		160
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		140
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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