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814, White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 19022 [on-line data upload (2016-03-17): 199317] Species White-winged Widowbird Observer(s) Engelbrecht GD Country, town, locus South Africa, Limpopo, Polokwane,
2329DCLocality Polokwane Nature Reserve in south-eastern corner Latitude, longitude -23.9775683283608, 29.5189440250397 [0 m accuracy] Date 2006/2/2 Notes I returned on about 2 February at which time the nest was deserted, still with 2 eggs in the nest, and completely fossilised by the termites.
[PHOWN 19021 - The nest had 4 eggs on 20 January but I noticed termites constructing from below.] Nest count 1 Nest site reed
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 19021 814 20/1/2006 1 The nest had 4 eggs on 20 January but I noticed termites constructing from below.
[PHOWN 19022 - I returned on about 2 February at which time the nest was deserted, still with 2 eggs in the nest, and completely fossilised by the termites.] 19022 814 2/2/2006 1 I returned on about 2 February at which time the nest was deserted, still with 2 eggs in the nest, and completely fossilised by the termites.
[PHOWN 19021 - The nest had 4 eggs on 20 January but I noticed termites constructing from below.] 
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