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    Botriviervlei: C Arabella Golf Estate to Rooisand (34201907)

    Western Cape
    Card 510753
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34201907Botriviervlei: C Arabella Golf Estate to Rooisand (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-07-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 09:33
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 1303
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 1Bad
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Extremely cold, cold wind, high tide, 5 degrees, species count down, bait balls present. New island in front of hotel after Sept 2023 floods hosted a lot of Kelp Gulls (I suspect from the small breeding colony across from Meer-en-See) also the 1st time we counted so many Western Cattle Egret. Weather challenging.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C. Badenhorst
     
    0C. Malan (Leader)
     
    0J. Parsons
     
    0J. Wentzel
     
    0P. Combrink
     
    0S. Snyman
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		250
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		200
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		210
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2710
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		150
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		140
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		8450
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Sunday 24 November 2024 02:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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