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    Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (34071828)

    Western Cape
    Card 505295
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071828Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-10-17
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:45
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 752
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Weather - clear sky, sunny and warm with no wind until 10h15 when a breeze came up from the SW. A cold front out to sea passing by quickly. Water surface like a mirror. Estuary mouth open. Waterbody with very few birds visible in the air or on the water. Low tide was at approx 11h15. There were more fishermen at the 2nd bend than we have ever seen before. Saw one small mullet caught, all the fishermen said nothing biting today. Angus and Frances Hemp counted the southern Marina canals by canoe.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		290Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1860Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2590Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		240
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		500
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		190
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		200Confirmed Breeding
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		890


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    Friday 26 April 2024 04:28
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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