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    Redhouse Saltpan (33502535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510436
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502535Redhouse Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2012-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 12:10
    End time 14:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 2998
    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. Pans had been low due to pump failure. Now pumping in & pans 80% full
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		400
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		200
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1210417Confirmed Breeding
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		6700
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		850
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		2200
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		1120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		240
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		1240
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		30
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		310
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1020
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1220
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		630
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		830
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		380
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70
    1342Shelduck, Common
    (Tadorna tadorna)    		10


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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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