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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 511508
    Compiler 14228
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2025-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 320
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The pan is currently more than 100% full.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Dewald Zeelie
     
    0Emily Featherston
     
    0Jonathan Featherston
     
    15570Jane Trembath
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		180
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		160
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		790
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		440
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		60
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		50
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		70
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		60
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		250
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		250
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		200
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    14799Egret, Yellow-billed
    (Egretta brachyrhyncha)    		20


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    Saturday 30 August 2025 03:34
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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