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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 5690
    Compiler 79
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2004-01-11
    Season SSummer
    Start time 15:20:00
    End time 17:05:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 1595
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		322Probably Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		52Probably Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		309Probably Breeding
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		397190Confirmed Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		75520Probably Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		230
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		130
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		250
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		200
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    211Moorhen, Lesser
    (Paragallinula angulata)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		420
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		50
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		2062Confirmed Breeding
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		250


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    Wednesday 07 January 2026 08:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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