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    Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (34211907)

    Western Cape

    Card 512388
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34211907Botriviervlei: A2 Fisherhaven to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 280
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water level very high.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B. Crewe (Leader)
     
    0G. Kotze
     
    0J. Kotze
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    360
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    130
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    140
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    200
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    30
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    320
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    1290


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    Monday 27 July 2026 11:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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