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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 505730
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2016-07-16
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:10
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 1314
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Note - The southern Marina canals were not counted, so the count should have been higher for this area. The wind was icy as the speed had increased and the birds were sheltering in the leeward areas to be out of the wind. During these conditions the birds often shelter in the Marina canal areas out of the prevailing wind. What kept many present were the fish to be caught. There was activity all over the Zandvlei water body including the Westlake Wetland river sections where fish were being chased. We observed a seal seen in mid water body opposite the Yacht Club catching fish and being mobbed by Hartlaub's Gulls. At about 10h30 the wind had cleared the overhead clouds and the sky was blue, the wind intensity increasingly making the air temp colder. We observed 1 female Peregrine on the ground of the Zandvlei Sportsfield plucking a Laughing Dove and being mobbed by Pied Crows. The sand bars from the 2nd bend were very exposed down to the mouth of the estuary, with the water flowing out over the rubble weir. Plenty of Kelp Gulls on the sand bars.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Barry Parker
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Susan Wishart
     
    1549Angus Hemp
     
    1899Felicity Ellmore
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		210
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1280
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		790
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		120
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		200
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		960
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		270
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		230
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		100
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5540
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		170
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		420
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		310
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		740
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		180
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		180
    1017Duck, Mandarin
    (Aix galericulata)    		10
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		530


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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