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    Redhouse Saltpan (33502535)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 510431
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502535Redhouse Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2014-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:40
    End time 11:35
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 3148
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 8Hunting/trapping/poaching of birds
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Primary concentration saltpan. 80% full. Some mud banks exposed
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    350
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    3470
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    14430
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    140
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    160
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    480
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    540
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    2030
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    780
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    910
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    3200
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    3200
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    900
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    370
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    300


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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