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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 504073
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-01-19
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:45
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 55
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 80
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Condition of wetland - The Zandvlei Estuary mouth was closed by management methods for December 2012 and January 2013 and kept this way for public safety reason over the peak holiday season. Clear, sunny and wind from SE moderate and varying (estimated 5 to 10 knots based on electronic weather station reading experience). It was not possible to drive around the Keyers and Westlake River banks as the reeds had grown across the pathway and 500 metres from Main Road there is an out and inflow from the northern wetlands into the Westlake River which was calf deep and about 3 metres wide. Barry and I went onto the road reserve berm and recorded a number of species in the water pools still present from this vantage point. Rutter Road pond had 2 species - we were possibly too late in the day for this time of the year. There were no Zandvlei Nature Reserve staff on duty this day.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		170
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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