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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 509548
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2022-04-16
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 147
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 1Bad
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes When we were trying to stand on the bridge railway tracks we were being buffeted by the strong wind an had to be very secure in our footing. The confluence at the railway bridge is clear of invasive waterweed. The Westlake River is clear to the Main Road bridge. The Keysers is clear till around the bend. The canal fed by teh stream from the Westlake ponds and stormwater drains was also clear, so somebodies has been removing the invasive recently. Only Yellow Billed Ducks were flying about with a few African Darters. No Kingfishers, Bitterns or African Marsh Harriers.
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Dennis and Gigi Laidler
     
    0Gaven Moses
     
    0Jeremy Tromp
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		190
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		670
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		300
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10


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    Wednesday 01 May 2024 09:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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