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

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	17974 [on-line data upload (2015-10-09): 168758]
Species	Cape Weaver
Observer(s)	Oschadleus HD
Country, town, locus	South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town, 3318CD
Locality	Robben: Penguin
Latitude, longitude	-33.79606, 18.371941 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2015/10/3
Notes	breeding nest, green nest, 1 of nest trees cut, 33+36 nests, eggshells below [many weavers ringed next morning]
Nest count	69
Nest site	tree

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History of repeat colony counts

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
18288	799	9/9/2004	0	male hanging from nest; Hadeda chick on nest
18289	799	27/9/2005	20	2 males, 1 female; male with rings (-,Orange/M); hadeda nest empty
18290	799	4/10/2005	21	2 males retrapped, 1 breeding nest - female fed chicks, Plus 1 new ring in Gum2; 1 nest with hole in chamber (not clear in photo)
18291	799	12/10/2005	20	1 nest in gum2; 2 nests untidy, 6 nests sl untidy
18292	799	26/10/2005	22	21N + 1N in gum2
18293	799	9/11/2005	21	20N + 1N in gum2; old broken N on ground - mainly grass shell, gum leaves in ceiling - photo
18294	799	7/12/2005	18	17N + 1N in gum2; Hadeda on nest, eggshell & dead chick on ground
18295	799	23/6/2006	5	5 green nests plus ring (empty Hadeda nest)
18296	799	8/9/2006	24	3+ males, female fed chicks; 1N in gum2; [Hadeda on nest in photo]
18297	799	22/8/2007	11	4+ males; 2 gums, Hadeda 3 chicks ringed
234	799	28/10/2010	54	Hadeda nest with orange material and Hadeda eggshell below indicating recent breeding; female Cape Weaver fed chicks; nests in clump of 3 gum trees
11320	799	12/3/2014	4
13590	799	28/8/2014	25	VM234 revisited. 11 nests in one tree, 14+ nests in the other tree. Trees about 10m apart. Some green nests seen. Birds very active.
13987	799	8/11/2014	73	many nests in gums
16839	799	4/6/2015	4	VM 13987 revisited. There used to be two trees with nests, one has been cut down. Only old nests.
17974	799	3/10/2015	69	breeding nest, green nest, 1 of nest trees cut, 33+36 nests, eggshells below [many weavers ringed next morning]
26467	799	28/8/2017	3	three new green nests present in eucalypt. 1 adult weaver present.
26553	799	27/9/2017	14	8+6N+ring, female fed chicks

Vm 18288	Vm 18289	Vm 18290	Vm 18291	Vm 18292	Vm 18293
Vm 18294	Vm 18295	Vm 18296	Vm 18297	Vm 234	Vm 11320
Vm 13590	Vm 13987	Vm 16839	Vm 17974	Vm 26467	Vm 26553

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