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    Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (34221907)

    Western Cape

    Card 512389
    Compiler 1354
    Location code 34221907Botriviervlei: B Fisherhaven to Meerensee (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 10:40
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 296
    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 Extremely high water, mouth still closed.Very little shoreline available for waders.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0L. van Wyk
     
    0M. Monteith
     
    0N. de Jager
     
    0P. Roux
     
    0W. Richards
     
    2315K. Drummond-Hay (Leader)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    150
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    70
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1170
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    1080
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    50
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    60
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)
    30


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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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