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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 502251
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-10-22
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 870
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes A cold NW wind was blowing strongly (30 - 35kmh), the sun was shining brightly, with heavy cloud on the peninsula mountain range. No rain present. The light condition was very good. The mouth of the estuary was open and the water was flowing strongly under the railway bridge into Zandvlei. The water level was low. On the western shoreline the waterline was a minimum of 60cm below the waterline high mark on the shoreline. Barry and Val Cleveland were in a canoe and checked the Night Heron roost in the northern canals. They also recorded the birds in the Marina canals from Uitsig Cove in the north down to Park Island Bridge. There was no waterweed present on the surface to support the Whitebacked Duck requirement on the western shores of Zandvlei.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		270Probably Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		140
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		220
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50Probably Breeding
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		900Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		60Possibly Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		730
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2660Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		530
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		90
    10005Duck, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		230
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		410
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		1170Confirmed Breeding


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