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    Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (34071828)

    Western Cape
    Card 1225
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34071828Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2004-10-13
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:30:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 397
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		150
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		692Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2091Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		21Confirmed Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		750
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		40


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    Thursday 18 December 2025 10:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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