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804, Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	1956 [on-line data upload (2012-02-20): 13683]
Species	Thick-billed Weaver
Observer(s)	Zaloumis, Alex
Country, town, locus	South Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, 2430BD
Locality	Blyde Wildlife Estate
Latitude, longitude	-24.403391666667, 30.810008333333 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2012/2/20
Notes	now 30 nests,(up from 11 in 29/11/2011). Numerous dark chicks with yellow bills/gape of all sizes being fed. Seems the nests now tend to be 'clustered' in groups of 3 or 4 over a 80m long bullrush site. Adult male still building a new nest.
Nest count	30
Nest site	reed

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
1586	804	27/11/2011	11	scattered colony of 11 nests in bullrushes - 4 active pairs.
1955	808	20/2/2012	8	active red bishop colony in bullrushes amongst thickbill weaver nests. 8 nests - 3 active males in 20mx20m space. other neighbouring birds and nests on same side -also mixed amongst thickbill weavers.

Vm 1586

Vm 1955

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