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    Zandvlei: Marina Da Gama (34061829)

    Western Cape
    Card 1944
    Compiler 1549
    Location code 34061829Zandvlei: Marina Da Gama (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-10-11
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:20:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 733
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Saw 6 ducks : 4 young.Cape Shoveller and 1 Mallard or Mallard Hybrid female that were possbly a family.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		640Probably Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		360
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		150
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1360Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		10Possibly Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2760Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		180
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		170Confirmed Breeding
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		540Confirmed Breeding
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		930Confirmed Breeding


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    Thursday 30 October 2025 07:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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