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    Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (34071828)

    Western Cape
    Card 507130
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071828Zandvlei: Lower Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2018-07-21
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:15
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 2137
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes "The preceding 4 days have been the typical ""Indian summer"" berg wind conditions of high warm temperatures for mid winter day and nights. This morning was slightly cooler with a heavy dew on the grass. There was very high cloud cover and no wind with a beautiful orange sky sun rise just before 08h00. A SE breeze started to blow at about 10h00 it was a partly sunny and bright day. The estuary mouth was still open, with the water level quite low. The water was flowing at 1 metre per 10 seconds under the railway bridge. The sand banks were very exposed up to the 2nd bend from the estuary mouth. Just the very tips of the rubble weir were visible above the sand, if you know where to look in the canal at Royal Road bridge. Angus, Frances and Marge counted the north and south Marina canals and the night heron roost by canoe and peddle boat. There were pods of Greater Flamingo with the total of 123 down at the northern end of the main water body and their gaggling sound could be heard clearly. There was a dead Vlei Rat along the pathway near the railway bridge."
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Felicity Ellmore
     
    0Frances Hemp and sister
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Mark Arendse
     
    0Mark Issacs
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		430Possibly Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		200
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		140
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		620
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		410
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		4630
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		820
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		570
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2140Possibly Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130Possibly Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		6970
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		750
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1440
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		130
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		130
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		50
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		1330


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    Tuesday 04 November 2025 10:01
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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