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    Botriviervlei: D Rooisand area (34221905)

    Western Cape
    Card 509845
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34221905Botriviervlei: D Rooisand area (Western Cape)
    Start date 2022-11-05
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:25
    End time 00:20
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 275
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Due to the very high water level, the Rooisand bird-hide was not accessible. Bird numbers are lower than expected.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Hufke
     
    0G. Ainslie
     
    0G. Kotze
     
    0K. Roxborough
     
    0M. Monteith
     
    0WWF Coastal Monitors
     
    2315K. Drummond-Hay
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		360
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		260Possibly Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		220
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		120
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		100
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		30Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		150
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		110
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		150
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		130
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		250
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		360
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 14 December 2025 09:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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