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799, Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 24108 [on-line data upload (2016-08-21): 231372] Species Cape Weaver Observer(s) Oschadleus HD Country, town, locus South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town,
3418BALocality Peninsula Rd gums Latitude, longitude -34.05803, 18.504822 [0 m accuracy] Date 2016/8/20 Notes 2+ males (birdpix 29063); 19 nests near old Hadeda nest, 1 nest far; Hadeda nest entirely gone - some twigs and droppings on grass below Nest count 20 Nest site tree
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 22186 799 27/12/2014 13 low 6N, high 7N 23381 799 28/12/2014 14 low 6N, high 8N [missed 1N b4; 1N low taken] 16610 799 13/6/2015 6 1 green nest, rest old 16777 799 21/6/2015 4 2 old nests, 2 green nests; old Hadeda nest circled in red 16816 799 4/7/2015 6 3 green nests plus ring; dry below col; Hadeda flew off its nest (in weaver colony) 16864 799 25/7/2015 11 at least 1 male, female nearby, green nest; pool of water nearby but not under nests 17440 799 22/8/2015 12 at least 3 males & 1 female, Hadeda on nest near weaver nest 17533 799 29/8/2015 13 2 males & 1 female ringed; Hadeda on nest; juv African Harrier Hawk perched near nests but chased by Pied Crow 17606 799 19/9/2015 19 eggshells under main nests; 5 nests near Hadeda nest which is now deserted 18087 799 22/10/2015 24 dry under colony; no Hadeda nest seen (possibly broken by wind?); green nest, breeding nest, weavers heard 18309 799 14/11/2015 27 broken nest, green nest, weavers heard; Hadeda perched on branch near weaver nests 18675 799 9/1/2016 22 8+14 nests, 1 with hole underneath [missed some nests - see next] 18915 799 27/2/2016 28 old nests, in vith 16888, 2 CW forage near nests 19100 799 16/4/2016 18 old nests in vith 17298, one nest with hole in chamber 19398 799 17/5/2016 6 1 nest with green material, rest old 19959 799 4/6/2016 5 old nests, possible green nest; Hadeda nest - prob new, but seems to have weaver nest woven on top 20386 799 11/6/2016 7 5 old nests, and 2 sl green nests - the latter built close to Hadeda nest - Hadeda on nest (birdpix 27706) 21935 799 25/6/2016 9 3 males; female into nest - out after short while and 1 male with black colour ring (birdpix 27945), 3 green nests, male building ring; 7+2 nests; Hadeda incubating on nest (birdpix 27944) 23292 799 24/7/2016 15 14 nests around hadeda nest which has large chick (birdpix 28611); 2+ green nests, 1 nest further, 1+ male, 1+ female 24108 799 20/8/2016 20 2+ males (birdpix 29063); 19 nests near old Hadeda nest, 1 nest far; Hadeda nest entirely gone - some twigs and droppings on grass below 24218 799 10/9/2016 23 22+ 1 far nest; 3 males (also birdpix 29401), female into nest, eggshells below 24728 799 19/11/2016 27 23+4 nests, no weavers seen; no Hadeda nest 24810 799 15/12/2016 26 no weavers, 23+3 nests 24951 799 17/1/2017 27 23+4 old nests 26177 799 6/5/2017 18 18 old nests, 1 new ring, no weavers now 26496 799 9/9/2017 16 16+0 old nests but CW heard in area, Hadeda nest inactive 26714 799 11/11/2017 12 deserted, old nests, ground below is dry, no CW [MW seen nearby] 27572 799 7/7/2018 5 old, no ws 
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