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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 1943
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-10-11
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 131
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Strong SE wind. Many birds absent or sheltering in reeds.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		150
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		71Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		81Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		250
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50Probably Breeding
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		70
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		120
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		101Confirmed Breeding


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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