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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 503957
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-10-19
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:25
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 544
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 18/10/2013 a very strong SE wind blew. The estuary mouth was closed in the late afternoon on same day. Full moon is today 19/10/2013. The water level was quite high with the mouth closed, compared to the last 4 months with the mouth open. There was no visible water flow under the railway bridge at the confluence of the Keysers and Westlake Rivers into Zandvlei. The sky was clear and sunny with a gentle SE breeze. There was the odd carp spawning with thrashing about. Observations by local residents indicate the carp all stopped spawning on 13/10/2013, after fierce activity for days preceeding this. In this process the water was very turbid and visiblity at the surface almost zero. Visiblity today was about 15cm down from the surface.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		210
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		260
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		190
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		630
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		570
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		780
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		300
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		350
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		300
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		150
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		460
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		210
    10011Heron, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		310


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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