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    Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (34071828)

    Western Cape
    Card 505004
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071828Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-04-18
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:45
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 1456
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 0
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Clear sunny sky with a slight breeze 1 -2 metres per second. The mouth of the estuary was open, the waterbody was full and the speed of the water under the bridge was 1 metre per 20 seconds at 08h50. By 11h15 the tide had turned and was going out. There not many birds seen on the main water body or in the air. The southern Marina canals were not counted. There was no one available with a canoe to take it on. Most of the Coots were sheltering in the southern Marina canals east of the caravan park. Sasha-Lee filled a bag with wind blown litter which was part of her school project requirement for community service.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		150
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		170
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		460
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		11880
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		550
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		440
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		190
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		110


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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