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780, White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	16452 [on-line data upload (2015-06-08): 151983]
Species	White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Observer(s)	Fouche Leonie
Country, town, locus	South Africa, Eastern Cape, Nieu-Bethesda, 3224BA
Locality	road to Nieu-Bethesda (30km from Graaff-Reinet)
Latitude, longitude	-32.020775, 24.622575 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2015/6/3
Notes	The wind was howling and it was icy cold, so no birds around, but clearly they are expanding their range
Nest count	9
Nest site	tree

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
16452	780	3/6/2015	9	The wind was howling and it was icy cold, so no birds around, but clearly they are expanding their range
16819	780	4/7/2015	0	I noticed some more nests at the back of the tree, closest to the road (to Nieu-Bethesda). So we stopped at the spot and not long thereafter, Alan heard the birds calling in a distance. We went to a spot close to an Agave plantation, where we saw 3 individuals moving about. We could see their nests in at least 6 trees in the immediate area - some old and falling apart, but others looking active. Back at the vehicles Gill told us that while we were out in the veld, another 2 birds were present at one of the nests in the tree next to the road. So we can confirm that 5 birds were seen in the vicinity. [see also record on facebook]

Vm 16452

Vm 16819

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