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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 510332
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-10-21
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 56
    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 We were fortunate this morning with the trains passing in both directions before we arrived at the bridge to do the count from this vantage point. Today was the first time we could see the Rutter Road Pond from there, the reeds have not started to grow yet. Our persistence in the wind paid off, we saw 2 Little Bitterns fly across a canal between the reeds which was a highlight. Thank you to the Zandvlei staff and the CBC counters for enduring the challenging elements today.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Gigi Laidler
     
    0L O Molly
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Salvia Starling
     
    0Simimkele Zenzile
     
    0V Mvimbi
     
    0Z Kulati
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 03:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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