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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 506751
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-10-10
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 55
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 118
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes "The weather was ideal and unusual based on previous October counts for the last 10 years. There was no wind, the sky clear with very high hazy clouds and the air was cool becoming quite warm. A cold front was passing out to sea and the wind direction was forecast to be W during the morning swinging to the SE by midday. Mid morning a slight SE breeze picked up over the main waterbody rippling the surface. The water flow under the railway bridge was 1 metre in 8 seconds, with the mouth of the estuary closed. The bulldozer was on the beach to begin the estuary mouth opening process for the new moon in a few days time. A general observation there were very few birds in the air or in the main waterbody for unknown reasons, in what seemed like ideal bird conditions. The barometer readings were rising at the time, indicating clear weather. Photos taken at Westlake Wetlands, the pile driver is the location of the Westlake River bridge (13 mile bridge) which is being rebuilt in the Main Road for the next year. "
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Barry Parker
     
    0Laurie Johnson
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Mark Arendse
     
    0Mitch Goliath
     
    0Nontokozo Ngcobo
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		200
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		130
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		40
    1027Booby, Red-footed
    (Sula sula)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 06:30
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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