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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape
    Card 509038
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-04-10
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:10
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 388
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Sunshine, brisk NE wind that strengthened during the morning, some cloud later. The water level has dropped further and the dry areas are more extensive.
    Survey notes


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

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		260
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		2520
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		150
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		370
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40


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

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