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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 508914
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-01-23
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:15
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 1121
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes It was a cool, overcast with high cloud cover this morning and a little wind from the SW direction, ideal for bird sighting at Zandvlei. There was a good turnout of counters even during these covid times. Speculation was people are tired of being house bound. The pans are dried up in the main reserve area as these water levels are being managed correctly. The pans will fill up when it rains again. The water level of the main waterbody was very low even with the mouth closed. The water flow under the railway bridge was 1 metre in 10 second into the main water body from the carchment. Thank you to Barry and Val Cleveland for counting the north Marina canals and the roost area for Night Heron. The Marina canals were not counted. The Whistered Terns have been missing this summer so far.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Barry and Val Cleveland
     
    0Daryl and Lynette de Beer
     
    0David and Joan Walker
     
    0Fanus Ferriera
     
    0Gerald Starke
     
    0Gigi Laidler
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Michael Manzoni
     
    0Simon Fogarty
     
    0Sue Wishart
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		520
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		130
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		370
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		210
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		500Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1100Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5210
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		370
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		160
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		540
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		390
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		110
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		790
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		110


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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