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    Redhouse Saltpan (33502535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 5371
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502535Redhouse Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2003-07-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 10:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 3246
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1130
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		130
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1160
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		140
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		7710
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		650
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		430
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		950
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1060
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1211Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		9800
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		1190
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		790
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		4820
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		380
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		120


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    Tuesday 20 January 2026 07:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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