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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 511139
    Compiler 14228
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2025-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:30
    End time 12:10
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 390
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 2 early team members started on the water, joined later by the remaining 4 members at the hide before all circled the pan on foot.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Derek Billington
     
    0Viivienne Murray
     
    12647Awie Coetzee
     
    15570Jane Trembath
     
    16833Linda Stracker
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20Possibly Breeding
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90Possibly Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		80
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		210
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1050Probably Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180Possibly Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1750Probably Breeding
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Tuesday 15 April 2025 12:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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