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    Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (34071828)

    Western Cape
    Card 4483
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34071828Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2002-07-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:30:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 366
    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 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		130
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		130
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		560
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1940Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		140
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		20


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    Sunday 26 October 2025 12:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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