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    Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (34221907)

    Western Cape
    Card 94109
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34221907Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-09-02
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:45:00
    End time 12:45:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 424
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Lagoon breached on 18 August. Water flowing freely between ocean and lagoon.
    Survey notes


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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		460
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		160
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		170
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		232Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		140
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		210
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		790Confirmed Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		50
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1030
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		350
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		110
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)    		10
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 04:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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