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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape

    Card 94165
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-08-05
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 1120
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Benguela Cover Estate developers have completed the permeter fencing which makes accessibility to the whole of shoreline impossible by foot.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    330
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    280
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    480
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    150
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    730
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    160
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1110
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    160
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    170
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    6450
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    380
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    200
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    150
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    60


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:19
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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