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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng

    Card 505032
    Compiler 14228
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2015-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 13:00
    End time 16:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 840
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Reeds around perimeter have been cut back to allow beter visibility.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    1160
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    200
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    470
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    208
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)
    21
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    160
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    101
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    380
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    4710
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    110
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    500


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    Friday 29 March 2024 12:31
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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