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799, Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	17052 [manual upload (2015-08-07): 158964]
Species	Cape Weaver
Observer(s)	Oschadleus HD
Country, town, locus	South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town, 3318CD
Locality	Liesbeek R First
Latitude, longitude	-33.9400811489734, 18.4776145219803 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2006/12/11
Notes	old BrN, at least 10 nests
Nest count	10
Nest site	tree

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History of repeat colony counts

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
17052	799	11/12/2006	10	old BrN, at least 10 nests
17242	799	13/9/2007	8	female nearby, at least 2 males
119	799	6/10/2010	10	Willow tree, at least 1 male present
136	799	10/10/2010	10	Willow tree, at least 1 male
878	799	17/7/2011	5	1 green nest, rest old, adult flew off
1019	799	7/8/2011	7	male building new nest
1044	799	14/8/2011	5	1 green nest
1116	799	4/9/2011	14	3 males now present, which accounts for the large increase in nests; female fed chicks in 1 nest
1404	799	23/10/2011	20	3 males, chicks heard in 1 nest
1583	799	27/11/2011	18	female fed chicks
1802	799	7/1/2012	19	probably deserted
17291	799	29/1/2012	19	prob missed some nests before
17252	799	19/2/2012	21
17599	799	12/9/2013	0	trees cut down - no nests
16814	799	3/7/2015	1	nest on this side
17598	799	13/9/2015	1	green nest
24353	799	29/9/2016	3	1+2 nests (2 opposite side), no weavers now
27889	799	23/10/2018	6	green N, hard to see nests as hidden by willow leaves
28481	799	22/5/2019	1	old N, nr swing
30265	799	4/10/2021	0	active, quite a few more than 7N

Vm 17052	Vm 17242	Vm 119	Vm 136	Vm 878	Vm 1019
Vm 1044	Vm 1116	Vm 1404	Vm 1583	Vm 1802	Vm 17291
Vm 17252	Vm 17599	Vm 16814	Vm 17598	Vm 24353	Vm 27889
Vm 28481	Vm 30265

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