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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape

    Card 511885
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:45
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 165
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B. Crewe
     
    0G. Kotze
     
    0J. Kotze
     
    0M. Oosthuizen
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    180
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    80
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    240
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    120
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    300
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Monday 09 March 2026 10:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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