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Zandvlei Trust
April 1994, bird count by Eddie Friend (CBC)
Western entrance gate to Wildwood Bird
Sanctuary in 1983, now the Greater Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve.
This data is from an old issue of
the Zandvlei Trust Autumn Newsletter 1994.
Eddie Friend was the leader of the
Cape Bird Club monthly bird counts for a number of years.
Weather conditions on the day
were; cloudy, mild, with light drizzle and no wind.
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Species
|
Qty |
Species
|
Qty |
| Blackbacked
Gull |
2 |
Spoonbill |
2 |
| Hartlaub's Gull |
9 |
Glossy Ibis |
11 |
| Caspian Tern |
2 |
Purple Galinule |
3 |
| Great crested Grebe |
1 |
Egyptian Goose |
5 |
| Cape Teal |
24 |
Common Waxbill |
8 |
| Dabchick |
2 |
Blacksmith Plover |
11 |
| Red Billed Teal |
3 |
Blackwinged Stilt |
10 |
| Moorhen |
4 |
Dikkop |
2 |
| Redknobbed Coot |
45 |
Yellow Bishop |
2 |
| Whitebreasted
Cormorant |
14 |
Karoo Prinia |
3 |
| Reed Cormorant |
10 |
Cape Weaver |
2 |
| Cape Shoveller |
15 |
Levailant's Cisticola |
3 |
| Darter |
12 |
African Sedge Warbler |
4 |
| Grey Heron |
1 |
Cape Turtle Dove |
8 |
| Blackheaded Heron |
1 |
Blackshouldered Kite |
1 |
| Purple Heron |
1 |
Cape Bulbul |
8 |
| Little Egret |
5 |
European Starling |
20 |
| Pied Kingfisher |
1 |
Cape Robin |
4 |
| Gaint Kingfisher |
3 |
Olive Thrush |
1 |
| Malachite Kingfisher |
3 |
Cape Reed Warbler |
10 |
| Sacred
Ibis |
17 |
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