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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape

    Card 512214
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-04-18
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:25
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 253
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Windy
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B. Crewe (Leader)
     
    0H. Thompson
     
    0M. Joubert
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    50
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    130
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    70
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    50
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    140
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    50
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)
    30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    1250
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    310
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    110
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10


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    Thursday 04 June 2026 11:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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