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    Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (34071828)

    Western Cape
    Card 501624
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34071828Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 00:00
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 787
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Overcast, cold wind, vlei mouth open.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		140
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		140
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		450
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		480
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		780
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		160
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1982Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		120
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2330
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		120
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		520
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		120
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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