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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 504077
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-10-19
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 79
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 18/10/2013 a very strong SE wind blew. The estuary mouth was closed in the late afternoon on same day. Full moon is today 19/10/2013. The water level was quite high with the mouth closed, compared to the last 4 months with the mouth open. There was no visible water flow under the railway bridge at the confluence of the Keysers and Westlake Rivers into Zandvlei. The sky was clear and sunny with a gentle SE breeze. There was the odd carp spawning with thrashing about. Observations by local residents indicate the carp all stopped spawning on 13/10/2013, after fierce activity for days preceeding this. In this process the water was very turbid and visiblity at the surface almost zero. Visiblity today was about 15cm down from the surface. Generally there were very few bird species in the air or on the water today, possibly due to the preceding days weather conditions, with strong SE winds.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		290
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Wednesday 01 May 2024 08:00
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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