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796, Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	9408 [on-line data upload (2014-04-03): 74493]
Species	Chestnut weaver
Observer(s)	Zaloumis, Alex
Country, town, locus	Namibia, other, Windhoek, 2217CB
Locality	After and opposite to main Nampower turn off on C23
Latitude, longitude	-22.5805, 17.360822222222 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2014/3/19
Notes	Obviously old colony, no birds seen. Was looking for Vm 2461/2/3 reported earlier. Note: weather - rained late 2013 - then 2-3 month drought - rained heavily mid-march. Now receiving reports from Namibian contacts that birds are now breeding in a number of different locations. nests - 21 plus bits & pieces.chestnut
Nest count	21
Nest site	tree

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
9408	796	19/3/2014	21	Obviously old colony, no birds seen. Was looking for Vm 2461/2/3 reported earlier. Note: weather - rained late 2013 - then 2-3 month drought - rained heavily mid-march. Now receiving reports from Namibian contacts that birds are now breeding in a number of different locations. nests - 21 plus bits & pieces.chestnut

Vm 9408

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