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    Redhouse Saltpan (33502535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510435
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502535Redhouse Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2013-01-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:15
    End time 11:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 5969
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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. Pan much lower than usual (60% full), lots of mud exposed
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		150
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		9130
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2910
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1240
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		1160
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		180
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		440
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		241Confirmed Breeding
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		420
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		281Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		8980
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		21120
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		7780
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		1190
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		1260
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		180
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		290
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		310
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		850
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		240
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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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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