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    Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (34221907)

    Western Cape
    Card 6622
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34221907Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-07-02
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:50:00
    End time 11:45:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 467
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very windy.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		40
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		120
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		910
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		270
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		150
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1200
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		130
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		700
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		360
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20


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    Monday 08 December 2025 06:32
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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