Redhouse Saltpan (33502535) | |
|---|---|
Eastern Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | SA096 - SWARTKOPS ESTUARY & CHATTY SALT PANS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1994-01-09 |
| Brief_description |
| Falls within Swartkops Estuary IBA. A primary concentration saltpan (Cerebos Saltpan); water salinity varies with summer rainfall, hence large count of Redknobbed Coot in July 1997 after good rains. Duck numbers tend to peak in winter, but nationally significant number of South African Shelduck counted in summer 1996. Good numbers of Dabchick and cormorants, especially in winter; few Blacknecked Grebe recorded (up to 220 have occurred); good numbers of Cape Shoveller and Cape Teal in winter. High counts of Ringed and Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper (nationally significant), Little Stint and Ruff in Summer 1994. Kelp Gull and Caspian Tern numbers high; both species breed. Also an important breeding site for Whitebreasted Cormorant, Sacred Ibis and reyheaded Gull. Four high biomass totals between summer 1994 and winter 1996 reflect presence of many Greater Flamingo. Threats include site modifications and hunting/trapping. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 7 | 225.89 | 1296 | ||||
| 1016 | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 2 | 117.94 | 742 | 250 | 125 | 190 |
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 31 | 535.63 | 2811 | 2500 | ||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 45.24 | 300 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 67.08 | 424 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 46.18 | 184 | 130 | ||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 1 | 8.44 | 28 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 4.92 | 16 | |||
| 10034 | Duck, Hyrbid Mallard/Yellow-billed | Anas platyrhynchos x undulata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 53.88 | 396 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 2.33 | 5 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 13.32 | 76 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 5.30 | 31 | |||
| 14799 | Egret, Yellow-billed | Egretta brachyrhyncha | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.17 | 2 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 443.32 | 1783 | 1250 | 625 | 750 |
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 190.41 | 1443 | 600 | ||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 3.20 | 8 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 34.82 | 546 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 2 | 42.67 | 112 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 80.00 | 275 | 250 | 125 | 240 |
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 69.19 | 355 | 250 | ||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 34.25 | 126 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 37.17 | 280 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 1 | 4.74 | 29 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 16 | 273.91 | 879 | 300 | 150 | 700 |
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.15 | 2 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 2.17 | 12 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.33 | 3 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 19.48 | 79 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 122.34 | 1210 | 1000 | ||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.43 | 4 | |||
| 254 | Knot, Red | Calidris canutus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 27.40 | 121 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 5 | 6.00 | 7 | |||
| 74 | Openbill, African | Anastomus lamelligerus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.09 | 2 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 1 | 2.14 | 4 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 92.84 | 406 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 56.19 | 242 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 2 | 31.16 | 119 | |||
| 1039 | Plover, Pacific Golden | Pluvialis fulva | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 3.35 | 14 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 589.36 | 4187 | 3750 | ||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 40.26 | 201 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 101.94 | 592 | 420 | 210 | 500 |
| 1342 | Shelduck, Common | Tadorna tadorna | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 1 | 59.00 | 315 | 175 | ||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 14.81 | 106 | 75 | ||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 2 | 66.80 | 333 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 526.33 | 2112 | |||
| 79 | Stork, Black | Ciconia nigra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 80 | Stork, White | Ciconia ciconia | 3 | 10.50 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 99.64 | 614 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 30.69 | 220 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 13.71 | 64 | 20 | ||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 10.12 | 45 | |||
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 1 | 21.41 | 74 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 37.90 | 193 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 6.27 | 18 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 2 | 16.00 | 148 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 7.48 | 29 |
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