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792, Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius (see species summary here)

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Record statusACCEPTED
Vm8879 [on-line data upload (2014-02-20): 69219]
SpeciesLesser Masked Weaver
Observer(s)Zaloumis, Alex
Country, town, locusSouth Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit,
2430BC
LocalityPick n Pay parking lot
Latitude, longitude-24.351183333333, 30.670777777778 [0 m accuracy]
Date2014/2/19
NotesVm 7529 revisited. 1.) nest count per tree (starting closest to PnP. 3, 27, 24, 8, 39,15, 4, O, O, O, & 16, 27, 8, 2, 18, 8,2, 0, 0, 0, 2.) active colonies, many feeding young. 3.) few males seen. 4.) few damaged nests seen, indicating that the usual predators are absent - which is unusual at this stage of the season. Probably too many humans and activity - even for the cuckoos. nests - 201 (up from 58 recorded 2013-11-15)
Nest count201
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vmSpecies codeDateNestsNotes
752979225/11/20130Counted 2 then 12 nests over last 2 weeks when shopping. Today counted 58 new nests covering about 15 palm trees. Many weavers in attendance in these low palm trees. Promises to be a large colony. Hopefully shoppers tolerate the mess on their cars. The nearby Wild-life estate LMW colony (Vm 4857 200m away) has not really happened this year. Maybe disturbance by predation has forced these birds to relocate - as nearby Hotel school colony (Vm 4856/7503) also restarted.
887979219/2/2014201Vm 7529 revisited. 1.) nest count per tree (starting closest to PnP. 3, 27, 24, 8, 39,15, 4, O, O, O, & 16, 27, 8, 2, 18, 8,2, 0, 0, 0, 2.) active colonies, many feeding young. 3.) few males seen. 4.) few damaged nests seen, indicating that the usual predators are absent - which is unusual at this stage of the season. Probably too many humans and activity - even for the cuckoos. nests - 201 (up from 58 recorded 2013-11-15)

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