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    Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (34221907)

    Western Cape
    Card 512215
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34221907Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-04-18
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:15
    End time 11:20
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 827
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very Windy and chilly. Visibility moderate to good.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0L. van Wyk
     
    0P. Witbooi
     
    2315K. Drummond-Hay (Leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		180
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		280
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		160
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		270
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		300Possibly Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		50
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		280
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		90
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		280
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		3860
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		150
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1640
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Thursday 04 June 2026 09:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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