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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 501875
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-10-22
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:40
    End time 10:15
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 485
    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 A cold NW wind was blowing strongly (30 - 35 kms) sun was shining brightly, with heavy cloud on the peninsula mountain range. No rain. The light conditon was very good. Westlake and Keysers Rivers are covered in invasive waterweed. The mouth of the estuary was open and the water was flowing strongly under the railway bridge into Zandvlei. Westlake River is boomed off to trap and hold the invasive waterweeds. Canal into the Rutter Road Pond from the confluence of the Westlake and Keysers Rivers is clogged with parrots feather. Westlake River clogged with various invasive waterweed. Keysers River has various invasives near the confluence.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20Probably Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		130
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		740
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		370
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		130
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		110Probably Breeding
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		940
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		530
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		530
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		320
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		320
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 03:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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