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804, Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 18697 [on-line data upload (2016-01-16): 188903] Species thickbill weaver Observer(s) Zaloumis, Alex Country, town, locus South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg,
2628AALocality zoo lake ponds Latitude, longitude -26.160216, 28.032251 [0 m accuracy] Date 2015/12/24 Notes Location: nests in reeds and bulrushes in zoo lake ponds. revisited.
Comments: about 12 nests counted and birds seen in the dense reeds, but they all look as if they have been affected by gale winds/storm.
No 'new' nest building seen but birds active amongst the reeds.
Very little rain recorded in area.
Nests: 12 full, partial and torn nests. Nest count 12 Nest site reed
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 18696 803 24/12/2015 8 Location: nests in reeds and trees around the zoo lake ponds.
Comments: about 8 nests counted and both male and female birds seen.
No 'new' nest building seen but birds active.
Very little rain recorded in area.
Nests: 8 full, partial and old nests. 
Vm 18696