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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape
    Card 509290
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-11-06
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:55
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 162
    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 Initially cloudy and cool with a gentle NE breeze. Later the clouds cleared and the breeze became southerly.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Gray
     
    0M. Oosthuizen
     
    1354R. Gray (Leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		320
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		110
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		510
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Saturday 10 January 2026 03:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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