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    Redhouse Saltpan (33502535)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 510434
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502535Redhouse Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2013-07-08
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:40
    End time 11:05
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 1604
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 8Hunting/trapping/poaching of birds
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Primary concentration saltpan. Recently pumped seawater in & pan 105% full (overflowing).
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    310
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    120
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    2230Probably Breeding
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    7220
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    2240
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    60
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    70
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    310
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    480
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1360
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    340
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    190
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    200
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    560
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    70
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:38
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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