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    Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (34221907)

    Western Cape
    Card 510189
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34221907Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-08-05
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:13
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 94
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 1375
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B. Patterson
     
    0K. Roxborough
     
    0M. Monteith
     
    2315K. Drummond-Hay
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		290
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		670
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		440
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		9520
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		250
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		110Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		380
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		110
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		170
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		890
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		290
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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