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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape

    Card 511672
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-11-01
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:10
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 115
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 0
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Medium strength wind, rain right at the end. A boat was going to and fro, scaring the birds away.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B. Crewe (Leader)
     
    0G. Kotze
     
    0J. Kotze
     
    0N. de Jager
     
    0W. Richards
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    240
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    60
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    150
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    110
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20Probably Breeding
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    110
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Saturday 10 January 2026 03:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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