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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 511374
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-04-19
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:05
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 188
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes "There was still a strong inflow via the Keysers River under the railway bridge at 1 metre per 6 seconds. While we were there 2 young women standup paddlers came around the corner which was a pleasant surprise. We also saw the Reserve staff counting in the Wetlands along side the Keysers River. The confluence is visually free of invasive water plants. There were a number of Brown throated Martins and White throated Swallows flying up and down under the railway bridge and landing on the spit where the nesting hole is located but now covered in grass hanging over the bank wall. We have not seen the African Marsh Harrier for a number of counts. Is it another specie which has gone else where? Gigi confirmed she logged 43 of all bird species today. Thank you to all the participants today."
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Gigi Laidler
     
    0J Tromp
     
    0K Molofsane
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Safiyyah Hottas
     
    0T Masengce
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		330
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		230
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		470
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		280
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		70
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		110
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		40


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    Wednesday 04 June 2025 11:32
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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