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803, Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 1104 [on-line data upload (2011-08-30): 8493] Species Southern Masked Weaver Observer(s) van der Westhuizen, Johan Country, town, locus South Africa, Western Cape, Bitterfontein ,
3018CDLocality along the R358 road from Bitterfontein to Kliprand and Pofadder Latitude, longitude -30.9539666667, 18.3011833333 [0 m accuracy] Date 2011/8/16 Notes In total there were four nests and the Weavers were going in and out of the nests.
What was interesting of this sighting was the fact that the surrounding veld consits of very short Succulent Karoo scrubveld with no tall scrubs or trees. The only taller scrubs were the Kriedoring (Lycium spp.) along the small waterway running through the culvert underneath the road where they build their nests. During my visit there was a waterpool because of rain four days before the visit. This shows that the Weavers are able to build nests in smaller shrubs even in drier areas where there are no trees and reeds. Nest count 4 Nest site tree
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 1104 803 16/8/2011 4 In total there were four nests and the Weavers were going in and out of the nests.
What was interesting of this sighting was the fact that the surrounding veld consits of very short Succulent Karoo scrubveld with no tall scrubs or trees. The only taller scrubs were the Kriedoring (Lycium spp.) along the small waterway running through the culvert underneath the road where they build their nests. During my visit there was a waterpool because of rain four days before the visit. This shows that the Weavers are able to build nests in smaller shrubs even in drier areas where there are no trees and reeds. 
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