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    Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (34221907)

    Western Cape
    Card 504460
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34221907Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 498
    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 Early morning strong icy wind and the water very choppy. Beach at Meerensee Mouth almost deserted because of the wind factor. No plovers visible at all.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		10
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		170
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		80
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		560
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		670
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		180
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		190
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		150
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		280
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		110
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		350
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		310
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		1500


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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