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803, Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 1824 [on-line data upload (2012-01-16): 12780] Species Southern Masked Weaver Observer(s) Oschadleus HD Country, town, locus South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town,
3418BALocality Springfield Latitude, longitude -34.0103034432374, 18.5257762670517 [0 m accuracy] Date 2012/1/16 Notes 1 nest with 2 chicks - ringed Nest count 3 Nest site reed
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History of repeat colony counts
Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 5326 803 9/11/2009 7 nest in river after heavy rain on weekend caused river level to rise; 2 higher nests with eggs survived, 1 male seen 133 803 10/10/2010 18 At least 1 male; Southern Masked and Cape Weaver nests interspersed along short stretch of bamboos next to Ottery Stream; nest count estimated (see VM 212) 177 803 15/10/2010 21 Mixed colony (see also photo in next VM record), nests of Masked (think 21 nests) and Cape (think 16 nests) alternating along reed stretch. Active nests: 2 eggs; 2 chicks ringed 260 799 1/11/2010 20 Cape Weavers steadily taking over what was a Masked Weaver colony last year; 4 active nests (eggs or chicks), 2 chicks ringed (nest just above river - see photo3) 880 799 17/7/2011 2 2 nests seem to be Cape weaver nests, 1 nest seems to be Southern Masked Weaver nest, males of both species present, bamboos 1046 803 14/8/2011 3 1 breeding female, 1 male (with ring) 1077 803 21/8/2011 3 1 male, 1 female breeding 1231 803 12/9/2011 3 1367 803 14/10/2011 4 1401 803 22/10/2011 5 1 nest with 3 eggs, 1 nest with 1 chick - fed by colour ringed female 1510 803 9/11/2011 5 1 nest with addled eggs; f investigating new nest 1584 803 27/11/2011 6 male building, one female visiting breeding nest regularly 1615 799 5/12/2011 24 1 chick ringed, many nests gone 1775 803 29/12/2011 7 4 old nests in usual site, 3 more recent nests further along reed clump - one with 2 eggs 1824 803 16/1/2012 3 1 nest with 2 chicks - ringed 2034 803 28/3/2012 1 1 old nest left 2273 803 26/4/2012 3 3 nests left, rest probably cut off by City trimming of bamboos 2590 799 17/7/2012 3 nests not present 1 week ago 2603 803 23/7/2012 2 female breeding 2609 799 26/7/2012 7 1 male seen; nests in Spanish reed 2628 803 30/7/2012 3 1 female, 1 male [second male in reeds with separate colony] 2692 803 6/8/2012 3 1 male, 1 female 2723 803 13/8/2012 3 1 female feeding chick 2749 803 20/8/2012 3 female feeding chick 2795 803 28/8/2012 4 male building new nest where previous breeding nest had been 2840 803 3/9/2012 3 2886 803 9/9/2012 4 2930 803 16/9/2012 4 11946 799 21/6/2014 1 first nest in colony for the new season 11947 799 24/6/2014 2 2nd nest present 11948 799 27/6/2014 2 third nest started; 1 previous nest gone 11949 799 30/6/2014 2 4th nest 11950 799 4/7/2014 3 11888 799 11/7/2014 4 1 male; 3 nests right side and 1 nest left - all built by same colour ringed male 11951 799 23/7/2014 4 2 males in colony now 11952 799 26/7/2014 5 male 1 building, nest of male 2 out of sight here 11944 799 28/7/2014 7 7 nests built by 2 males, third male present today 12016 799 2/8/2014 7 3 males 12062 799 7/8/2014 7 1 male building, other 2 males not seen 12093 803 14/8/2014 1 12116 799 18/8/2014 10 3 males present 12162 799 24/8/2014 6 1 male seen; prob 2 present 24808 799 15/12/2016 0 old nests