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    Botriviervlei: C Arabella Golf Estate to Rooisand (34201907)

    Western Cape
    Card 94115
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34201907Botriviervlei: C Arabella Golf Estate to Rooisand (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-10-07
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 12:10:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1225
    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 Wetland: Depth gauge at jetty: 1.2m
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		290
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		1210
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		310
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		710
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		440
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		290
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		910
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		600
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		280
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		150
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		4590
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		140Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		160
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1320
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		200
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		150
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Saturday 25 October 2025 10:19
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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