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    Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (34061828)

    Western Cape
    Card 510957
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34061828Zandvlei: Upper Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-10-19
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:10
    End time 06:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 196
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The weather was cool with a S.E. breeze blowing and high partly cloudy sky. The sun was hot when one was out of the wind. Very few birds were to be seen over the main waterbody. A Yellow billed Kite was seen overhead where we start at the end of Promenade Road. The main waterbody was full this morning with no shoreline around the edges. Low tide was to be at 10h00. There were no birds seen flying or in the water when we started. The first pond reed enclosed we pass was full of water as of the middle of winter. The reeds near the railway line have not grown up yet from the fire earlier in the year so the visibility to the railway bridge was very good. When we were there we could still see the Rutter Road Pond which is not visible when the reeds have grown up. The pathway appeared to be damp from over night localised showers. There were 7 Lesser Flamingos recorded for the main upper reserve which was encouraging. A note about the Pied Crows which frequent the Main Gate area, they had found a baby Angulate Tortoise about 6cm in diameter and had eaten the contents of the shell. There were no ants in the shell yet, indicating it was a fresh kill.
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Chris Laidler
     
    0Dale Conibear
     
    0David Walker
     
    0Gigi Laidler
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Philip Faure
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		391Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		180
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		120
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		460
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		120
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		120
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    10034Duck, Hyrbid Mallard/Yellow-billed
    (Anas platyrhynchos x undulata)    		40Confirmed Breeding


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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