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    Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (34071828)

    Western Cape
    Card 500521
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34071828Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-10-22
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 230
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water level very high. Mouth closed whilst in flow was relatively high. Coot numbers very low.
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A.Taylor
     
    0B.Herman
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		270
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10Possibly Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		760Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		680
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20Possibly Breeding
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		30


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    Tuesday 30 April 2024 07:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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