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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 503017
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-04-20
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 55
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 194
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes An initial perceived observation was that there were many more Moorhen, Little Grebe and Little Egrets in the area today. The weather was very good today after the first storm in the week, and the approaching winter season. The observation at the railway bridge was very little visible water movement going into the main Zandvlei waterbody. One Black-shouldered Kite was seen hovering over wetland.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		150
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		270
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		340
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		280
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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