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799, Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 213 [on-line data upload (2010-10-25): 2171] Species Cape Weaver Observer(s) Oschadleus HD Country, town, locus South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town,
3418BALocality Peninsula Rd Latitude, longitude -34.05803, 18.504421 [0 m accuracy] Date 2010/10/25 Notes Ringed female feeding chicks; immature male trying to build a nest in the colony Nest count 14 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 70 799 21/9/2006 8 34031830c01 71 799 10/7/2007 3 34031830c01 72 799 13/9/2007 7 34031830c01 97 799 12/7/2008 2 Water level higher than normal; 1 old nest & 1 greenish nest 14640 799 11/9/2009 23 immature gymnogene hanging from nest, then flying away; nest in gums that was torn by the gymnogene; 14 nests in poplar, 9 nests in gums; see also Birdpix and Promerops 280:18 73 799 3/3/2010 17 34031830c01 74 799 28/7/2010 7 34031830c01 75 799 14/8/2010 8 34031830c01 91 799 2/9/2010 9 34031830c01 94 799 11/9/2010 11 102 799 24/9/2010 14 2 males, at least 2 breeding nests - 2 females flew out 109 799 30/9/2010 15 2 males, at least 2 females breeding 132 799 9/10/2010 18 Still 2 males, at least 1 female 195 799 20/10/2010 15 Female fed chicks 213 799 25/10/2010 14 Ringed female feeding chicks; immature male trying to build a nest in the colony 275 799 4/11/2010 16 1 green nest, 1 male preening 323 799 12/11/2010 12 No weavers seen in 10 minute watch, 1 green nest 833 799 14/6/2011 1 1 old nest, no weavers seen in brief visit 879 799 17/7/2011 3 1 green nest, male in tree 927 799 26/7/2011 5 male building, has metal ring 995 799 3/8/2011 6 male building new nest, female into 1 nest, female 2 peeking out of nest twice 1020 799 9/8/2011 7 now 2 males present & displaying; at least 3 females breeding 1036 799 13/8/2011 8 2 males, 2 females breeding 1068 799 20/8/2011 10 youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSneDCoGgCU 1223 799 12/9/2011 12 2 males, at least 1 female breeding 1384 799 18/10/2011 17 2 males, a female feeding chicks, 1 male mated with new female on fence 1438 799 28/10/2011 17 2 males, at least 2 females breeding, another female investigating new nest 1504 799 8/11/2011 18 2 males arrived briefly in colony 1512 799 12/11/2011 18 males present; dead chameleon in 1 nest - possibly pecked to death by weavers 1575 799 21/11/2011 15 no weavers seen in 10 minute watch 1596 799 30/11/2011 17 1628 799 5/12/2011 16 1774 799 29/12/2011 15 deserted 1888 799 29/1/2012 15 deserted 1972 799 27/2/2012 15 old nests, no weavers, no water in pond 2029 799 27/3/2012 14 deserted, nests getting very old 2217 799 14/4/2012 11 not active, nests decaying 2272 799 26/4/2012 9 some Cape Weavers foraging in nearby gums but not seen at colony 2367 799 12/5/2012 6 1 green nest, rest old, misty morning 2380 799 20/5/2012 5 old nests 2437 799 9/6/2012 2 1 greenish nest 2500 799 28/6/2012 3 2 males present, 1 female visited briefly 2523 799 1/7/2012 3 no breeding nests yet, much activity - 7 Cape Weavers caught for ringing 5552 799 2/7/2012 3 male with metal ring 2550 799 5/7/2012 2 male starting to build ring; female with metal ring briefly visited nest 2559 799 10/7/2012 3 2 females investigating new nests of male1; 2 males present 2566 799 13/7/2012 5 2 new nests; 2 males, females came to investigate nests 5553 799 14/7/2012 5 no weavers seen 2589 799 17/7/2012 4 both males starting new rings 5554 799 20/7/2012 6 drizzling, 2 males 2602 799 23/7/2012 8 2 males, think 2 females breeding 5555 799 26/7/2012 7 females breeding 2625 799 30/7/2012 9 2 males, possibly 5 active nests 5556 799 2/8/2012 11 females breeding, 2 males 2689 799 6/8/2012 11 2 males, several females 5557 799 9/8/2012 11 females breeding, 2 males 2698 799 10/8/2012 11 2 males, 4 females 2725 799 13/8/2012 9 2 males; 3 nests broke off during storm on 11 August, lying in pond below colony 5558 799 16/8/2012 9 2 males 2746 799 20/8/2012 11 female investigating new nest; 2 males 2797 799 28/8/2012 11 4 females occupying nests; 2 males 2842 799 3/9/2012 9 2865 799 8/9/2012 11 colour-ringed female with breeding nest 2928 799 16/9/2012 12 3077 799 26/9/2012 13 female fed chicks 5559 799 5/10/2012 13 female feeding chicks in nest 5560 799 12/10/2012 14 2 males, photo - top male 5561 799 26/10/2012 13 2 males 3819 799 10/11/2012 15 2 males, at least 2 females 4116 799 28/11/2012 17 female fed chicks, 1 male seen 4275 799 8/12/2012 15 nests old, no weavers seen 7170 799 12/1/2013 15 colony deserted, nests old 7171 799 9/2/2013 15 no change since January 7172 799 23/3/2013 15 pond dried up, old nests still present 5312 799 1/4/2013 13 old nests, 2 nests gone after windy wet weekend 5551 799 28/4/2013 5 several old nests gone since storm about 1 week before 5642 799 12/5/2013 5 old nests 5706 799 9/6/2013 0 5762 799 17/6/2013 2 2 males back with 1 new nest each 5919 799 18/6/2013 2 no males 5914 799 29/6/2013 2 female investigating nest - here pecked male 6215 799 13/7/2013 5 female out top right nest; 2 males plus 1 male visit 7044 799 31/8/2013 9 2 males, 1 green nest 7117 799 17/9/2013 13 7131 799 18/9/2013 13 1 or 2 males; female out 1 nest 7130 799 23/9/2013 15 2 males; at dusk 7139 799 26/9/2013 16 2 males 7138 799 27/9/2013 16 2 males 7402 799 9/11/2013 12 1 male seen 7696 799 14/12/2013 10 2 females still feeding chicks in nests, 1 male seen; see more photos at http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_vm.php?vm=7696 8328 799 11/1/2014 10 no weavers seen 9107 799 8/3/2014 10 11288 799 16/5/2014 3 2 of 3 nests visible in photo; colony checked after dark 11864 799 20/6/2014 2 green nest and a brown nest 11865 799 30/6/2014 3 male displaying to female 11910 799 19/7/2014 5 1 male; female seen 12020 799 3/8/2014 6 2 nests in gums on opposite side of road not included in colony count 12066 799 9/8/2014 7 3 females breeding, 1 male 12156 799 23/8/2014 17 poplar tree 8 nests + 1 male + 1 female; gums 9 nests + 2 males + female in 12478 799 9/9/2014 17 at least 2 males; 7 nests in poplar over water, 10 nests in gums 13635 799 4/10/2014 16 3 males; 5 nests in poplar, 11 nests in gums on opposite side of road 13878 799 20/10/2014 19 6 nests in poplar - male fed chicks; 13 nests in gums 14015 799 14/11/2014 20 1 male at 5 poplar nests; 15 nests in gums seem deserted and is dry below colony 14497 799 14/12/2014 19 old nests 14522 799 27/12/2014 5 old nests (5N in poplar) 14528 799 28/12/2014 5 1 nest missed previously 14910 799 2/3/2015 9 poplar trees cut down; 9 old nests in gums 
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