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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape
    Card 508590
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2020-07-04
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 314
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Although the conditions were ideal, the lagoon was very full and made for disappointing birding numbers.
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C. Cheetham
     
    0D Butchard (leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		60
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		170
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		800
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		190
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		70
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		610
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		400
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		170
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30
    1274Teal, Green-winged
    (Anas carolinensis)    		30


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 05:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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