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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 503070
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:20
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 931
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The wind was gentle from the north west and the clouds were breaking up and letting sunlight through in odd places. The clouds were heavy and saturated but too high to rain generally. The ingress into Zandvlei was murky and muddy in colour with zero visibility in the inlet canal at the north west. The Fish Eagle was observed catching a fish and flew to the perch to eat it. There was a distinct lack of Coots on the open waterbody. The pockets of Potomageton appeared to have moved from the Potomageton Reserve area. There was plenty removed from the scout base bay area and piled on the shore. There were no Great Crested Grebe present in the western shore bays, as a possible indicator of no water-weed. There were a few White-backed Ducks in the remaining patches. Barry and Val did the northern Marina chanels and the Night Heron roost area in their canoe. They saw 40 Cape Cormorant herding fish in a feeding frenzy.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		110
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		390
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		330
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		420
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		360
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		40
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		130
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		200
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		100
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		730
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		440
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		190
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		90
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3075Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		100
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		230
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		210
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		300
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		470
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		380
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		130
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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