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    Botriviervlei: C Arabella Golf Estate to Rooisand (34201907)

    Western Cape
    Card 511456
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34201907Botriviervlei: C Arabella Golf Estate to Rooisand (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-12
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 112
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Calm but very cold. Possibly the birds are less active as a result. Water level was very high.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C. Cheetham
     
    0G. Barnes
     
    0J. Parsons (Leader)
     
    0M. Henshall
     
    0P. Beeton
     
    0S. Snyman
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		40
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		240
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		100
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 11:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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