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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 5118
    Compiler 31
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2002-04-24
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 09:15:00
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 110
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		240
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		220
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		160
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10


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    Friday 30 January 2026 01:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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