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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape

    Card 6672
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 68
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Vlei mouth open for past month.Water hyacinlt beginning to be a problem again.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    40
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    110
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    160
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 12:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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