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    Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (34071828)

    Western Cape
    Card 509044
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071828Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-04-17
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:45
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 595
    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 "The estuary mouth was partly closed from the new moon opening this month. (Takes about 3 days to mechanically close the mouth). The objective is to trap the high tide sea water as it is being closed in daily stages. While at the Yacht basin a group of Cattle Egret arrived and joined the gulls on the grass. There were not many Coots on the main water body, maybe because the water level was high and the pondweed they eat is too deep, as well as the salinity may be too high for them. These are guesses only. The plant nursery at ZVNR The Lookout offices is progressing very well together with the Education Circle of plant species for the area. There is a new lovely mural with a chameleon on a building wall. A highlight was the 8 South African Shellduck seen in the Caravan Park area."
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A Inga (Student)
     
    0J Tromp (student)
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Simon Fogarty
     
    1899Felicity Ellmore
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		670
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		270
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1190
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1840
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		150
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		360
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		80
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		690
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:02
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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