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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 505003
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-04-18
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 129
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Clear sunny sky with a slight breeze 1 -2 metres per second. The mouth of the estuary was open, the waterbody was full and the speed of the water under the bridge was 1 metre per 20 seconds at 08h50. There not many birds seen on the main water body or in the air.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		350
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		270
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		250
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		50
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		70
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Wednesday 01 May 2024 01:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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