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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 500861
    Compiler 79
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2009-02-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 14:10
    End time 18:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 1503
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    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)    		40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		182Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		730Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		70Probably Breeding
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1400Probably Breeding
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		80
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		820Probably Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		1590Probably Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		220
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		750
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		90
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		200
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		171Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		7430Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		210
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		580
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Thursday 25 April 2024 01:06
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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