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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 505388
    Compiler 14228
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2016-01-23
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00
    End time 09:57
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 871
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Count done in 2 parts. 75% done early morning. Breeding island and immediate vicinity done a little later.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Linda Straker
     
    79Andy McLetchie
     
    11079Felicity Kanichowsky
     
    12647Awie Coetzee
     
    13550Jan van Heerden
     
    15570Jane Trembath
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		370
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		250
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		80
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2210Probably Breeding
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		20
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1300Probably Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		1380Probably Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		120
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		170
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		200Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		160Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		60
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		140Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		590Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		330
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		40Possibly Breeding
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		270
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		550
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		90
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    10007Swan, Black
    (Cygnus atratus)    		30Possibly Breeding


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