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808, Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix (see species summary here)

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Record statusACCEPTED
Vm8418 [on-line data upload (2014-01-16): 64602]
SpeciesRed Bishop
Observer(s)Zaloumis, Alex
Country, town, locusSouth Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Nottingham Road,
2930AC
LocalityBuchans house, Blue crane, Nottingham Rd.
Latitude, longitude-29.329722222222, 30.079583333333 [0 m accuracy]
Date2014/1/9
NotesMixed colony of Cape Weavers and Red Bishops. many old nests at waterline - dam has risen. other reedbeds are stunted this year and have fewer nests as compared to previous years. Many widows, wydahs and female Cape weaver flocks noted early morning and evening coming to roost in the tall reedbeds. Overall, fewer birds seen this year.
Nest count0
Nest sitereed

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vmSpecies codeDateNestsNotes
84177999/1/20140Mixed colony of Cape Weavers and Red Bishops. many old nests at waterline - dam has risen. other reedbeds are stunted this year and have fewer nests as compared to previous years. Many widows, wydahs and female Cape weaver flocks noted early morning and evening coming to roost in the tall reedbeds. Overall, fewer birds seen this year.

Vm 8417

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