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    Redhouse Saltpan (33502535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 5566
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502535Redhouse Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2004-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30:00
    End time 09:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 5444
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    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)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		7990
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		1450
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1620
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		330
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		270
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		19200
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		10880
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		3320
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		760
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		610
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		160
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		2480
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		990
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		3360
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		190
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		60
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		440
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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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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