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    Redhouse Saltpan (33502535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512411
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502535Redhouse Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:35
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 1037
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Pan 100% full (no mud edges) after c200 mm rain during heavy rain events early May & early June 2026. No algae or water weed on surface. Pan 100% freshwater - fed from Motherwell stormwater canal that is heavily contaminated with sewerage spills.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Saudiqa Benjamin
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		740
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		640
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		130
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1410
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		140
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		530
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		920
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		530
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3551Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		150
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		240
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		100
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		80
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		140
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		480


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    Monday 27 July 2026 11:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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