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    Redhouse Saltpan (33502535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 501431
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502535Redhouse Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2009-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1721
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Saltpan moderately high. Some rain late June & 23 July.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		390
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		290
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		460
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		290
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		270
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		6690
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2680
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		1130
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		210
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		140
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		70
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		840
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		2910
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		90
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:36
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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