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799, Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 1966 [on-line data upload (2012-02-26): 13818] Species Cape Weaver Observer(s) Oschadleus HD Country, town, locus South Africa, Western Cape, Philedelphia,
3318DALocality Swartland Engen 1-stop Latitude, longitude -33.67493, 18.552464 [0 m accuracy] Date 2012/2/26 Notes 72 nests in gums, 252 nests in poplars, all old, some Cape Weavers Nest count 324 Nest site tree
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History of repeat colony counts
Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 5772 799 13/10/2001 120 c90 nests in Poplars and c30 nests in Gums 5773 799 30/1/2003 0 many nests esp in poplars, water level low 5774 799 23/9/2005 354 c300 nests in poplars and c54 nests in gums 205 799 1/9/2007 225 gum 59 nest, poplars 166 nests; many males and 2 females; imm male hang & display from nest! 206 799 30/4/2008 42 gums 3 old nests, poplar Left 39 old nests, pop Rt 0 nests 1293 799 3/10/2011 348 gums 75N, poplars 273N, female into nest 1966 799 26/2/2012 324 72 nests in gums, 252 nests in poplars, all old, some Cape Weavers 7345 799 27/10/2013 211 gums 45 nests, poplars 166 nests, several males 8434 799 18/1/2014 0 many old nests; Cape Weavers calling in nearby tree 11586 799 24/5/2014 63 15+grN, rest old; 2N nr pop, 1N old gum, 60N pop 14730 799 20/2/2015 221 old nests, few weavers in poplars; 25 nests in gums, 196 nests in poplars; stick nest of Hadeda or crow in gums 16793 799 26/6/2015 65 gums 5 nests and raptor stick nest (circled), poplars 60 nests & 3+ males & sev green nests 18976 799 4/3/2016 0 many old nests [photo while driving past] 27035 799 15/2/2018 0 many old N, CWs heard, no water 27378 799 25/5/2018 0 many old nests in poplars, few in gums, several CWs in colony singing 27929 799 7/11/2018 100 Very large colony extending round two sides of the "dam" 27945 808 13/11/2018 0 few nests between CW nests in reeds, some males and females (and fledgelings) 28516 799 17/6/2019 62 3N old in gums; 59N poplars mostly old, sev green + rings, male building [bush this side - 2grN not incl] 30362 799 26/11/2021 0 many nests in trees and gums; male seen; chicks heard, female bathed in pond 30942 0 29/10/2022 0
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