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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape
    Card 508282
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2020-02-08
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:48
    End time 12:03
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 611
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes At the start of the route, reeds obscured our view more than usual. At 11:00 there was a small boat on the water.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. O'Neale (Leader)
     
    0L. Conradie
     
    0S. de Klerk
     
    6928A. Coetzee
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		50
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		400
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		960
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		640Probably Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		170
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		410
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		500
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		290
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		400
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		290
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		1210
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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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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