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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 505005
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-04-18
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:20
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 1247
    Wetland Condition 5Dry
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    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 1metre per 20 seconds at 08h50. By 11h15 the tide had turned and was going out strongly. There not many birds seen on the main water body or in the air. A fisherman in his boat was observed moving around the main waterbody. The northern - Marina and Zandvlei canals were counted by Ian McCallum by canoe.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		160
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		230
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		540
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		60
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		670
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		200
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		120
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		340
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		8490
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		350
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		40
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		310


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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