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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 1825
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-04-12
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 52
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 1Bad
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes machine cleaning river ( noise pollution) area heavily infested by water hyacinth(alien).
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		160
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:26
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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