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New Chestnut Weaver record in SA & summary table

2013-04-26 (358)


Two males and a female Chestnut Weaver were seen in Augrabies Falls NP, on 22 April 2013 by Alan Sizer with Terence Archibald and Richard Culverwell. This is the 5th ever record of this species for South Africa.

Table: records of Chestnut Weavers in the Northern Cape, South Africa

RecordDateLocalityFirst observerNotesWeb links
19-12 Jan 2011Nossob, KTP, N CapeMadel Whittington1 male BP first news item and papers
[not listed in ABB 2011 16(2):18-19]
214-24 Jan 2011Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, N CapeBen Smit1 male BPweaver news
312 April 2011Samevloeiing waterhole, KTP, N CapeGraeme Ellis1 male BP paper
423 Feb 2012just south of Union's End picnic site, KTPWenda Redfern2 males BP Birdpix, and rarebirdnews
522 April 2013Augrabies Falls NPAlan Sizer2 males BP, 1 female Birdpix

Notes:
KTP = Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
BP = breeding plumage

Addendum: new records added later

RecordDateLocalityFirst observerNotesWeb links
617 Mar 2014Spitskop GR, Upington, N CapeVincent Parker1 male BP weaver news
730 Mar 2014Spitskop GR, Upington, N CapeBrian Vanderwalt1 male BP male still present
& building
7bend of Mar 2014Spitskop GR, Upington, N CapePeter Giesler1 male BP facebook, photo