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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape
    Card 511884
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 334
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0E. Kotze (Leader)
     
    0G. Marshall
     
    0M. DeMaio
     
    0M. Marshall
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		350
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		200
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		540
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		540
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		190
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		40
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		30
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		300
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		230
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		140
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		120
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		80
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Sunday 05 April 2026 11:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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