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    Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (34221907)

    Western Cape
    Card 504447
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34221907Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-02-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:45
    End time 10:55
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1151
    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 One side of the Boardwalk at Meerensee-LHS - completely dry-usually has most Duck species present. Oyster Catchers were breeding on the Beach Area. Nests with eggs. White-fronted Plovers also with eggs.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		10
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		150
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		420
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		130
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		780
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		140
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		200
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		190
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		360
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		80
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		83Confirmed Breeding
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		392Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		430
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		110
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1800
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		2620Possibly Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		50
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		2840
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		90
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 05:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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