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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 501629
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-04-14
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1179
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Mouth closed (open 48 hours earlier). Ideal still day, abundance of water weed.White-backed Duck 001043- excellent numbers (record since CWAC counts started).
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		70Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		260
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		200
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		180
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		20
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		110
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		260
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		120
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		450
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		500Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		8180Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		790
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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