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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 508660
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2020-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15
    End time 10:15
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1049
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes "Barry and Val Cleveland counted the Marina northern canals to Park Island bridge and the night heron roost from their canoe. The weather was cool, foggy becoming very foggy from the north, with no wind. The estuary mouth was open for the winter management season. We noted 2 boats with fishermen fishing for leervis. We did see a couple of leervis jumping out of the water. There were a number of shore based fishermen in the naval cadet and scout basin fishing for carp. See the photo of a lump of tube worm coral which had been broken off during the recent storms and washed up near the western shore. There were many other lumps visible too. There were 14 juvenile Greater Flamingos amongst the 26 total number."
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Barry and Val Cleveland
     
    0Bowen Boshier
     
    0Felicity Ellmore
     
    0Ian Jarvis
     
    0Joan van Gogh
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Rodney Yates
     
    0Sue Wishart
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		50
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		120
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		480
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2780
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		170
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		240
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		120
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		110
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		400
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		420
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		170
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1740
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		50
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		450
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		110
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		2380
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		160
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 05:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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