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    Korsman Bird Sanctuary (26112818)

    Gauteng
    Card 511794
    Compiler 14228
    Location code 26112818Korsman Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-01-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:30
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 194
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Walked the perimeter of the pan after part of the team used canoe earlier. Visit to hide included in walk.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Ben Jager
     
    0Dennis Stonefield
     
    0Dewald Zeelie
     
    0Emily Featherstone
     
    0Jonathan Featherstone
     
    15570Jane Trembath
     
    16833Linda Stracker
     
    22436Charles Nel
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		61Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20Confirmed Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		20
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		100
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		180
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		260
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		150
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		370
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		20


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    Friday 30 January 2026 06:38
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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