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    Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (34221907)

    Western Cape
    Card 8121
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34221907Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-01-14
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:30:00
    End time 11:35:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 1376
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Strong wind and choppy water for approximately half of the count made counting difficult.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		310
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		190
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		800
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		330
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		200
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		880
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		340
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		120
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1530Confirmed Breeding
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		240
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		10
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		80
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		2750
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		890
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		400
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		1100
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		530
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		90
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		2500


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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