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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape
    Card 510751
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-07-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:20
    End time 10:40
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 134
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Initially cloudy, clearing a little later on, the strong and cold NE wind caused very choppy water. It was difficult to use a scope or hold binoculars still. The birds seemed to be out of sight in the reed beds or elsewhere on the vlei.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Gray
     
    0M. Oosthuizen
     
    1354R. Gray (Leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		430
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		350
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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