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    Botriviervlei: C Arabella Golf Estate to Rooisand (34201907)

    Western Cape
    Card 512741
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34201907Botriviervlei: C Arabella Golf Estate to Rooisand (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-11-07
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:31
    End time 08:40
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 0
    Total Count 0
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes It was cold with a strong wind out of the sea - one of the worst counts, despite a lot of open flats.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C. Malan (Leader)
     
    0H. Langeveldt
     
    0J. Shapland-Smit
     
    0P. Combrinck
     
    0R. Tredoux
     
    0S. Snyman
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		140
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		40
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Anarhynchus tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		390
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		50
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Thursday 12 November 2026 10:18
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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