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    Redhouse Saltpan (33502535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510432
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502535Redhouse Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2014-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:40
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 1264
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 8Hunting/trapping/poaching of birds
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Primary concentration saltpan. Pans very low - just started to pump in. Only 20% full.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2290
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		470
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		10
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		240
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1310
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		591Confirmed Breeding
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		110
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		2170
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		3510
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		540
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		210
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		110
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		40
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		130
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		290
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		200


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    Tuesday 20 January 2026 07:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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