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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 504778
    Compiler 14228
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2015-02-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 15
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 844
    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
    Notes High water levels not good for waders
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		700Possibly Breeding
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		60
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		30Confirmed Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1130Possibly Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		170
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		150
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20Confirmed Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		560Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		4290
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		270Possibly Breeding
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		250
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20


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    Tuesday 23 April 2024 12:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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