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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 509285
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-10-16
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:15
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 110
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes "Conditions were not favourable for birding this morning, there was a very strong gusting wind from the NW swinging to the west while at the railway bridge. Showers of rain started to blow from the mountain towards us while there. Something we noted was a single Egyptian Goose with 12 goslings, 5 larger and 7 smaller. Could she/he have adopted part of another brood? A photo shows some of them. The water flow under the railway bridge was 1 metre per 6 seconds and the level was very low indicating a low tide as the estuary mouth was still open. The plan by management is the close the mouth after the full moon this coming week. (update - the whole waterbody has been closed again for recreational use on Friday 22/10/2021 after testing revealed there is a very high ecoli count present)." Egy9ptian goose had 5 large foslings and 7 small goslings, possibly looking after another brood? A Pair of Yellow-billed Ducks with 1 duckling left. The previous week in the same location there were 3 ducklings
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Dennis and Gigi Laidler
     
    0Felicity Ellmore
     
    0Heather Davies
     
    0Linda Hibbin
     
    0Loraine McGibbon
     
    0Mark Arendse
     
    0Mark Issacs
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		250
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		130
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		170
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20


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    Friday 30 January 2026 10:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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