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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 509884
    Compiler 12647
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2023-01-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:30
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 619
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Factors affecting count: High water level, windyconditions, high reed beds and tall grass on water edges
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Dick Harris
     
    0Mark Winkler
     
    0Priscilla Grobler
     
    0Shirley Helsdon
     
    0Spike Taylor
     
    15570Jane Trembath
     
    16833Linda Stracker
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		100
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		5720Confirmed Breeding
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		180Confirmed Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		2120Confirmed Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		630Possibly Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		520
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		210
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		250
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		750
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20


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    Wednesday 07 January 2026 08:30
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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