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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 508726
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2020-10-17
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:15
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 702
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The predominant specie today was the Yellow billed Ducks, mostly flying around. Barry and Val Cleveland counted in the Marina northern canals to Park Island bridge and at the night heron roost from their canoe. The southern Marina canals were not counted. The main water body had very few birds visible. The water level was quite high even with the estuary mouth open, where as the previous weekend the level was extremely low. Difficult to offer an explanation as to why the bird numbers were low. The preceding days weather was good and there is no stormy weather forecast for the next days. There were plenty of insects flying around with small swarms of midges and no birds taking advantage of the food source.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Barry and Val Cleveland
     
    0David and Joan Walker
     
    0Dennis and Gigi Laidler
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Rodney Yates
     
    0Susan Wishart
     
    0Suzanne Hofmeyer
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		420
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		510
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		210
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		330
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		620
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		220
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		600
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		120
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1510
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		620
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		140
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		680
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		160
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		120
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		100
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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