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805, Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 25227 [on-line data upload (2017-03-29): 276074] Species Red-billed Quelea Observer(s) Glasson A Country, town, locus South Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit,
2431BCLocality Kruger National Park Latitude, longitude -24.3766713109531, 31.6044044494629 [0 m accuracy] Date 2017/3/26 Notes Massive extended breeding colony of Red-billed Queleas. Pictures I supplied of the various trees were the ones close to the road. The birds were flying between the river and the main colony area which is actually in open woodland. The males were in breeding plumage. Realistically that area must have had several hundred trees with Quelea nests. There were constant flocks flying between the river and the colony as well as the surrounding grassland. The grasses are at peak grain loads. There were also lots of White-winged Widowbirds in the area too. Nest count 1000 Nest site tree
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 25227 805 26/3/2017 1000 Massive extended breeding colony of Red-billed Queleas. Pictures I supplied of the various trees were the ones close to the road. The birds were flying between the river and the main colony area which is actually in open woodland. The males were in breeding plumage. Realistically that area must have had several hundred trees with Quelea nests. There were constant flocks flying between the river and the colony as well as the surrounding grassland. The grasses are at peak grain loads. There were also lots of White-winged Widowbirds in the area too. 
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