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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 508727
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2020-10-17
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:15
    End time 09:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 37
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The water flowing under the bridge was at 1 metre per 7 seconds. The estuary mouth was open and the waterbody was at a high level. The previous Saturday it was extremly low with the railway line ballast under the bridge exposed by more than 30cm and dry. The Westlake and Keysers Rivers are clear of water weed within sight of the railway bridge. North of the Military Road bridge the Keysers River is choked with a variety of water weed species. The weather conditions were overcast with high cloud and slight breeze from the SE. The air was cool with the cloud cover, but hot when the sun broke through the cloud. There were two sightings of a Burchells Coucal moving about the reeds.
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Dennis and Gigi Laidler
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Mark Arendse
     
    0Mark Issacs
     
    0Rodney Yates
     
    0Suzanne Hofmeyer
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Sunday 01 February 2026 09:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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