New Chestnut Weaver record in SA & summary table 2013-04-26 (358)
Two males and a female Chestnut Weaver were seen in Augrabies Falls NP, on 22 April 2013 by Alan Sizer with Terence Archibald and Richard Culverwell. This is the 5th ever record of this species for South Africa.
Table: records of Chestnut Weavers in the Northern Cape, South Africa
| Record | Date | Locality | First observer | Notes | Web links |
| 1 | 9-12 Jan 2011 | Nossob, KTP, N Cape | Madel Whittington | 1 male BP |
first news item and papers
[not listed in ABB 2011 16(2):18-19] |
| 2 | 14-24 Jan 2011 | Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, N Cape | Ben Smit | 1 male BP | weaver news |
| 3 | 12 April 2011 | Samevloeiing waterhole, KTP, N Cape | Graeme Ellis | 1 male BP |
paper |
| 4 | 23 Feb 2012 | just south of Union's End picnic site, KTP | Wenda Redfern | 2 males BP |
Birdpix, and rarebirdnews |
| 5 | 22 April 2013 | Augrabies Falls NP | Alan Sizer | 2 males BP, 1 female |
Birdpix |
Notes:
KTP = Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
BP = breeding plumage
Addendum: new records added later
| Record | Date | Locality | First observer | Notes | Web links |
| 6 | 17 Mar 2014 | Spitskop GR, Upington, N Cape | Vincent Parker | 1 male BP |
weaver news |
| 7 | 30 Mar 2014 | Spitskop GR, Upington, N Cape | Brian Vanderwalt | 1 male BP |
male still present
& building |
| 7b | end of Mar 2014 | Spitskop GR, Upington, N Cape | Peter Giesler | 1 male BP |
facebook, photo |
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