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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 508448
    Compiler 1764
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2010-02-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 13:50
    End time 17:20
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 2405
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Recapture of lost data
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Mc Letchie
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		70Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		130
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		50Probably Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1370Confirmed Breeding
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		60
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		7350Confirmed Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		4100Possibly Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		180
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		180
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		210
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		70
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70Probably Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		6950Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1730


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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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