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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape

    Card 94120
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2007-04-25
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 10:45:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 126
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water Hyacinth blocking channels. Mechanical shovel being used to clear infested sections.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    180
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    180
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    260
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    110
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:26
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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