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797, Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 14585 [on-line data upload (2015-01-10): 121201] Species village weaver Observer(s) Zaloumis, Alex Country, town, locus South Africa, Limpopo, Mica,
2430BBLocality Mica garage Latitude, longitude -24.135725, 30.843502777778 [0 m accuracy] Date 2015/1/3 Notes mixed colony in 2 trees near garage ablutions.
Comment: very active colonies - all three species feeding young.
Village weaver nests seem old - or made from old grass - one new green nest.
seen in picture-2 adults actively feeding young.
Colony active but numbers of birds seen reduced - probably due to prolonged drought in region.
Yet, food & water plentiful due to garage being a major truck stop.
Nests not counted - cannot differentiate between old, being used and new(green). Nest count 0 Nest site tree
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 14584 779 3/1/2015 0 revisited. Mixed colony in 2 trees near garage ablutions.
Comment: very active colonies - all three species feeding young.
Buffalo weaver nests growing into large combined structures and spreading to
neighbouring tree.
Colony does not seem to be affected by construction activity & revamp of
whole garage.
Food & water plentiful due to garage being a major truck stop.
Nests not counted.
Vm 14584