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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 1748
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-10-12
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 292
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Coot numbers low due to windy conditions.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		60Possibly Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		100
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		121Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		202Confirmed Breeding
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		210
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		1180
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		300
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		170
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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