Weaver news
There is one published note on the breeding of this species. GR Cunningham-van Someren (1971, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 91:150-151) found a colony at Es Suki and Shaseina, SE of Sennar, in Sept 1961 and Sept 1963. The colonies were in tall sorghum, over water. Four colonies were found with an several hundred nests per colony. The author described the species as possibly monogmous, similar to the highly colonial Chestnut Weaver. This week Tom Jenner, Stephen Blight and Terry Barry submitted the first PHOWN record for this species. The colony was a small one, with 8 nests, and at least three nests were active. Details and photos of this record are viewable at phown 3054, including the photo (above) of an adult male. |