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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape
    Card 508735
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2020-11-07
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 215
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Clear & sunny with a strong NW breeze, white crests, spray off the crests, probably 40 km/h. The wind made it impossible to hold binoculars or scope still.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Gray
     
    0M. Oosthuizen
     
    1354R. Gray (leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		150
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		40Possibly Breeding
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		920
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		400
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 11:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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