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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 507707
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-04-20
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:15
    End time 10:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 1238
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes "Firstly congratulations to Mark Arendse you told me he has worked for the City for 37 years today. Mark is the Environmental Education Manager at Zandvlei Nature Reserve. There were rainbows to greet the early morning, there was rain over night and the odd shower was passing until 08h30 with the wind from the SW. The estuary mouth had been partially opened in case the inflow into the main waterbody was high. The full moon was on Thursday 18 April 2019 with a high tide inflow through the mouth. The water flow under the railway bridge was measured at 1 metre per 8 seconds, and the main waterbody appeared to be quite full at the edges. There appeared to be plenty of small fish which a floatila of Cape Cormorants were herding with their fishing method. We noted a Cape Teal family with the parents herding 6 chicks across the northern bay. The Giant Kingfishers are back and moving about the main waterbody looking for fish. The northern Marina canals and the night heron roost area were not counted today. Thank you to all who assisted with the count today on a rainy start to the morning clearing quickly by mid morning. It was also 2 Oceans Marathon Day, so the Main Road was being pounded by many passing feet from all parts of the country and the world. The trains were also stop starting inbetween Steenberg and Lakeside stations, so who can guess what was causing these delays."
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Barry Parker
     
    0Felicity Ellmore
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Simon Fogarty
     
    0Sue Wishart
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		60
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		190
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		170
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		80
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		160
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		210
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		370Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		450
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		9900
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		50
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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