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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 5001
    Compiler 79
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2003-02-01
    Season SSummer
    Start time 14:10:00
    End time 19:20:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 1402
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    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
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		70
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		50
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		3915Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		21882Probably Breeding
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		2264Probably Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		1147Probably Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		180
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		140
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2010
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		60
    199Crake, African
    (Crex egregia)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		230
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1400
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		260
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		2660
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		250
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		180


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    Wednesday 07 January 2026 08:28
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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