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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 509046
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-04-17
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:10
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 204
    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 "The water inflow under the railway bridge was 1 metre in 15 seconds. The main vlei was full with surrounding pathways submerged in places, similar to after heavy and or prolonged rainfall. There has been no rain this month and none forecast for the next 10 days of April. The Westlake River has been cleared of surface invasive waterweeds from the Main Road and beyond. The mouth of the Keysers River is clear and could extend back to Lake Road where the machinery enter for access to the river bank. A highlight was the Little Bittern and a Purple Heron which were in the reeds near the railway bridge below us. "
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A Rweqana (Student)
     
    0G Moses (Student)
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Mark Arendse
     
    1899Felicity Ellmore
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		170
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		160
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		410
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		120
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		430
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		260
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:06
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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