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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 94178
    Compiler 79
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2007-02-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 15:20:00
    End time 18:50:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 1320
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		90
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		280
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		290
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		285Confirmed Breeding
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		720
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		17390Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		110
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		330
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		520
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		101Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		110
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		120
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		90
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		81Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		151Confirmed Breeding
    211Moorhen, Lesser
    (Paragallinula angulata)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		61023Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		110
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1360


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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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