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    Redhouse Saltpan (33502535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510395
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502535Redhouse Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2022-01-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00
    End time 09:10
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 2602
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dec 2018 saltpan pumps removed due to ongoing theft and pans dried out. 21 Oct 2021 stormwater from Motherwell stormwater canal diverted into pan and it filled with fresh water, still 12-27ppt salt due to salty sediment.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Gavin Rishworth
     
    0Janine Adams
     
    0Rachel Kibble
     
    0Riaan Weitz
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2440
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		920
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1640
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		470
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		401Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		2822Confirmed Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1440
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		210Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		2810
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		9020
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		920
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		270
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		700Confirmed Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		460
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		730
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		420
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Tuesday 20 January 2026 07:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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