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799, Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis (see species summary here)

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Vm	1774 [on-line data upload (2011-12-29): 12027]
Species	Cape Weaver
Observer(s)	Oschadleus HD
Country, town, locus	South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town, 3418BA
Locality	Peninsula Rd
Latitude, longitude	-34.05803, 18.504421 (uncertainty: 0m)
Date	2011/12/29
Notes	deserted
Nest count	15
Nest site	tree

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
70	799	21/9/2006	8	34031830c01
71	799	10/7/2007	3	34031830c01
72	799	13/9/2007	7	34031830c01
97	799	12/7/2008	2	Water level higher than normal; 1 old nest & 1 greenish nest
73	799	3/3/2010	17	34031830c01
74	799	28/7/2010	7	34031830c01
75	799	14/8/2010	8	34031830c01
91	799	2/9/2010	9	34031830c01
94	799	11/9/2010	11
102	799	24/9/2010	14	2 males, at least 2 breeding nests - 2 females flew out
109	799	30/9/2010	15	2 males, at least 2 females breeding
132	799	9/10/2010	18	Still 2 males, at least 1 female
195	799	20/10/2010	15	Female fed chicks
213	799	25/10/2010	14	Ringed female feeding chicks; immature male trying to build a nest in the colony
275	799	4/11/2010	16	1 green nest, 1 male preening
323	799	12/11/2010	12	No weavers seen in 10 minute watch, 1 green nest
833	799	14/6/2011	1	1 old nest, no weavers seen in brief visit
879	799	17/7/2011	3	1 green nest, male in tree
927	799	26/7/2011	5	male building, has metal ring
995	799	3/8/2011	6	male building new nest, female into 1 nest, female 2 peeking out of nest twice
1020	799	9/8/2011	7	now 2 males present & displaying; at least 3 females breeding
1036	799	13/8/2011	8	2 males, 2 females breeding
1068	799	20/8/2011	10	youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSneDCoGgCU
1223	799	12/9/2011	12	2 males, at least 1 female breeding
1384	799	18/10/2011	17	2 males, a female feeding chicks, 1 male mated with new female on fence
1438	799	28/10/2011	17	2 males, at least 2 females breeding, another female investigating new nest
1504	799	8/11/2011	18	2 males arrived briefly in colony
1512	799	12/11/2011	18	males present; dead chameleon in 1 nest - possibly pecked to death by weavers
1575	799	21/11/2011	15	no weavers seen in 10 minute watch
1596	799	30/11/2011	17
1628	799	5/12/2011	16
1774	799	29/12/2011	15	deserted
1888	799	29/1/2012	15	deserted
1972	799	27/2/2012	15	old nests, no weavers, no water in pond
2029	799	27/3/2012	14	deserted, nests getting very old
2217	799	14/4/2012	11	not active, nests decaying
2272	799	26/4/2012	9	some Cape Weavers foraging in nearby gums but not seen at colony
2367	799	12/5/2012	6	1 green nest, rest old, misty morning
2380	799	20/5/2012	5	old nests
2437	799	9/6/2012	2	1 greenish nest
2500	799	28/6/2012	3	2 males present, 1 female visited briefly
2523	799	1/7/2012	3	no breeding nests yet, much activity - 7 Cape Weavers caught for ringing
5552	799	2/7/2012	3	male with metal ring
2550	799	5/7/2012	2	male starting to build ring; female with metal ring briefly visited nest
2559	799	10/7/2012	3	2 females investigating new nests of male1; 2 males present
2566	799	13/7/2012	5	2 new nests; 2 males, females came to investigate nests
5553	799	14/7/2012	5	no weavers seen
2589	799	17/7/2012	4	both males starting new rings
5554	799	20/7/2012	6	drizzling, 2 males
2602	799	23/7/2012	8	2 males, think 2 females breeding
5555	799	26/7/2012	7	females breeding
2625	799	30/7/2012	9	2 males, possibly 5 active nests
5556	799	2/8/2012	11	females breeding, 2 males
2689	799	6/8/2012	11	2 males, several females
5557	799	9/8/2012	11	females breeding, 2 males
2698	799	10/8/2012	11	2 males, 4 females
2725	799	13/8/2012	9	2 males; 3 nests broke off during storm on 11 August, lying in pond below colony
5558	799	16/8/2012	9	2 males
2746	799	20/8/2012	11	female investigating new nest; 2 males
2797	799	28/8/2012	11	4 females occupying nests; 2 males
2842	799	3/9/2012	9
2865	799	8/9/2012	11	colour-ringed female with breeding nest
2928	799	16/9/2012	12
3077	799	26/9/2012	13	female fed chicks
5559	799	5/10/2012	13	female feeding chicks in nest
5560	799	12/10/2012	14	2 males, photo - top male
5561	799	26/10/2012	13	2 males
3819	799	10/11/2012	15	2 males, at least 2 females
4116	799	28/11/2012	17	female fed chicks, 1 male seen
4275	799	8/12/2012	15	nests old, no weavers seen
5312	799	1/4/2013	13	old nests, 2 nests gone after windy wet weekend
5551	799	28/4/2013	5	several old nests gone since storm about 1 week before

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