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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 9424
    Compiler 79
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2008-02-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 03:05:00 PM
    End time 05:50:00 PM
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 933
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    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
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		153Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		182Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		510
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		61Confirmed Breeding
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		120
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		199128Confirmed Breeding
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		100
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		350
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		16120Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		160
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		390
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		61Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		71Confirmed Breeding
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		131Confirmed Breeding
    211Moorhen, Lesser
    (Paragallinula angulata)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		26315Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		300


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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