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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape
    Card 511162
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-02-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:15
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 189
    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 Sunny with a light NE breeze. The vlei is partially full, exposing rocks and a broad sandy shoreline.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Gray
     
    1354R. Gray (Leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		230
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		960
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		260
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Thursday 03 April 2025 09:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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