Email: CS/ADU no: Password:  
  Forgot/Reset password

    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape
    Card 510994
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-11-02
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:00
    End time 10:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 77
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Partially cloudy, initially dead calm but a southerly breeze blew from about 10:00. The vlei is partially full, exposing rocks and a broad sandy shoreline.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Gray
     
    0M. Oosthuizen
     
    1354R. Gray (Leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		160
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


    FITZ logo Ramsar Wetlands International http://www.sanbi.org/

    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

    Creative Commons License
    This work is licensed under a
    Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License