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    Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (34221907)

    Western Cape
    Card 511673
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34221907Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-11-01
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:05
    End time 11:53
    Shoreline covered 99
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 784
    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 Partly Cloudy with one patch of light rain. Generally sunny and bright
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0H. Thompson
     
    0K. Roxburgh (Leader)
     
    0P. Roux
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		370
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		100
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		90
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1240
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		120
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		100
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		100
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		60
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		90
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		60
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		450
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1620
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1280
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		1300
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Monday 03 November 2025 10:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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