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803, Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 1239 [on-line data upload (2011-09-16): 9143] Species Southern masked weaver Observer(s) Fiford Graham Country, town, locus South Africa, Western Cape, Clanwilliam,
3219AALocality Travellers Rest chalets in the Cederberg Latitude, longitude -32.1477110659557, 19.0338134765625 [0 m accuracy] Date 2011/8/22 Notes This bluegum tree at Travellers Rest chalet on the edge of the Cederberg wilderness area was the tallest tree around in this largely fynbos covered area. There were about six weavers nests on the northern side of the tree, although there didn\'t seem to be any nest building activity in progress at the time. There were both Southern masked weavers and Cape Weavers evident at the location but the nests seemed to belong to the Southern masked weaver community Nest count 6 Nest site tree
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 1239 803 22/8/2011 6 This bluegum tree at Travellers Rest chalet on the edge of the Cederberg wilderness area was the tallest tree around in this largely fynbos covered area. There were about six weavers nests on the northern side of the tree, although there didn\'t seem to be any nest building activity in progress at the time. There were both Southern masked weavers and Cape Weavers evident at the location but the nests seemed to belong to the Southern masked weaver community
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