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    Redhouse Saltpan (33502535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510400
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502535Redhouse Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2019-07-05
    Season WWinter
    Start time 12:45
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 7
    Total Count 518
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 12Total reclamation
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Saltpan pumps removed Dec 2018 due to ongoing theft. Pans then slowly dried out. Pan c.5% full after light rains - shallow water in lowest areas. Sacred Ibis prospecting nest site on what was an island (they bred August 2019)
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Johan Wasserman
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		4630Possibly Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		360
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 05:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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