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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 510146
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 125
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 0
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes It was good to see the Giant Kingfisher at the railway bridge. We did also see a Spurwinged Goose. The largish group seem to have gone to Strandfontein. They were always present in the wetter months near the large berm in the Westlake Wetlands. We did not see a Marsh Harrier or a Purple Heron today which are usually present over the wetlands. Thank you to the students who did the count for the wetlands
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Esona Mpende (Student)
     
    0Gigi Laidler
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Lisa O'Malley (Student)
     
    0Sayiffah Hattas (Student)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		140
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		420
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		120
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		70
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 06:38
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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