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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 509091
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 912
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes "What a turnout we had today! Many newcomers from the Marina and Lakeside areas. They have formed a WhatsApp birding group. Kyran the Reserve manager was able to give the group a short introduction to the Reserve before the group set off. He and his students were doing the Marina canals in canoes to day. It is the first time in about 3 1/2 years that the southern canal is being counted. The weather was ideal, with high clouds from the SE. There was no wind at ground level, the sun was up and the water surface was like a mirror. The air temparature was cold at sunrise and warmed up considerably requiring layers of clothing to be taken off. Zandvlei has had a number of sewerage spills flowing into the main waterbody and in the canals of the Marina this year. The salinity levels have been kept high this year with the estuary mouth management. The winter mouth opening was eariler this year due to a large sewerage inflow, and allowing the flush to take place as best practice. The estuary mouth stays open until September New Moon or Full Moon depending when in the month these occur. The pond weed has not recovered yet so Coot are not as prolific as in past counts. It was a very good count with 34 species listed. "
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C Melidoms
     
    0David and Joan Walker
     
    0Dawne Haddad
     
    0Dennis and Gigi Laidler
     
    0Felicity Ellmore
     
    0Gillian Ainslie
     
    0Hill
     
    0Janine Avery
     
    0Jim and Lisa McGowan
     
    0Kyran Wright
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Sandra Ackland
     
    0Trevor and Stephen Mare
     
    0Vakne Bester
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		90
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		370
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1800
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		310
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		210
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		600
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		350
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		100
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1180
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		150
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		630
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		2340
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20
    10005Duck, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		60


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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