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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 505731
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2016-07-16
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 222
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Weather clear sky, sunny light SE breeze. The preceding days of the week the wind had been very strong SE. Most of the birds were sheltering out of the windy areas. The mouth of the estuary was closed, with no flow from the confluence of the Westlake and Keysers Rivers under the railway bridge into Zandvlei. The seasonal pans were completely dry and there were very few visible birds except for swifts and swallows hawking insects. The water weed in the Westlake River and the blind canal appears to be dead eaten by the biocontrol insects released last year on the plants. Mexican water lily is thriving in the mostly open water of the Keysers River. Further up the Keysers the hyacinth is taking hold in this part of the growing season.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Barry Parker
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Mark Arendse
     
    0Priviledge Maziya
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		500
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		160
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		100
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		80
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		180
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		190
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		300
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		190
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 07:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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