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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 507828
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1405
    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 "It was dark, freezing cold and still raining at 07h30, the cold front going through slower than forecast. This cold front brought cold and rain to the Peninsula on Thursday and continued on through Friday until this morning Saturday. There are reports of snow on the higher peaks all the way to the Eastern Cape. The wind and clouds were coming from the south and in the process of swinging around from NW to SE. By 08h45 there were patches of sun and the sky clearing to a bright blue with a slight beeze from the SE by the time we finished the count at 11h30. The air temparature was still cold. The water was flowing under the railway bridge at 1 meter per 7 seconds, the wind was creating small waves in the canal which looked like a tidal surge, but was not. The estuary mouth was open and it was low tide at 11:30 today.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Angus and Frances Hemp
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Loyiso Siroqo
     
    0Rodney Yates
     
    0Ruth Muller
     
    0Simon Fogarty
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		90
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		340
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2790
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		220
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		420
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		210
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2290
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		160
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		110
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		120
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3010
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		140
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		380
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1840
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		60
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		150


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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