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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 4485
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2002-07-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 72
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		160
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		160Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		40


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    Friday 30 January 2026 12:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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