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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape
    Card 507397
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:30
    End time 11:12
    Shoreline covered 16
    Openwater covered 16
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 885
    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
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A O'Neale
     
    0C Malan (Leader)
     
    0E Vorster
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		50
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		330Possibly Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50Probably Breeding
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		170
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		280
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		780Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		5330Possibly Breeding
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		90Probably Breeding
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		420Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		170
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		340
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		110
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		120
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		30


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    Wednesday 28 January 2026 02:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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