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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape

    Card 305
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 1994-02-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 455
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    200
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    620
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    180
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    280
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    210
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    110
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1530
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    440
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    110
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    300
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    40
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    70
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Thursday 28 March 2024 06:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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