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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 503973
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-04-19
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 55
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 104
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The weather was sunny, with very high cloud, SE breeze blowing. The 2 Oceans Marathon was currently taking place along the Main Road, with amplified PA system booming over the wetlands from before sunrise. We noted no water movement under the railway bridge, as the mouth of the vlei is closed. The water level in the vlei was high. An observation - there were very few birds seen flying about the main waterbody and the wetland areas.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		250
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		60
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 03:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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