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799, Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 2538 [on-line data upload (2012-07-04): 19861] Species Cape Weaver Observer(s) Oschadleus HD Country, town, locus South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town,
3318DCLocality Pinelands cnr Ringwood opp Rust-en-Vrede Latitude, longitude -33.936523, 18.516871 [0 m accuracy] Date 2012/7/4 Notes at least 3 males, some green nests, pine tree, probably overflow colony on opposite side of road Nest count 7 Nest site tree
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 2538 799 4/7/2012 7 at least 3 males, some green nests, pine tree, probably overflow colony on opposite side of road 2636 799 4/8/2012 17 at least 1 male 2831 799 4/9/2012 19 at least 1 male; pine tree 3237 799 9/10/2012 21 eggshells on ground; 2 males 3745 799 6/11/2012 24 green nest, eggshell on ground 4283 799 9/12/2012 23 no weavers seen 5910 799 18/6/2013 10 1 green nest and 1 ring; 2 males; probably an overflow from Rust en Vrede 5940 799 21/6/2013 12 2 males; 2 green nests 5941 799 26/6/2013 9 2 males; 3 green nests 5942 799 28/6/2013 9 2 males; 3 green nests; females went inside one of nests 5983 799 1/7/2013 8 2 males; 3 green nests 5984 799 3/7/2013 8 2 males; 3 green nests and 1 ring; all green nests are getting old and fading; fairly certain female laid eggs in one of the nests, as she was seen inside the same nest five days ago 6209 799 7/7/2013 9 4 green nests; 2 males; fairly certain female nested in a nest 6291 799 12/7/2013 8 2 males; 5 green nests; 2 females frequenting nests; little activity 6744 799 30/7/2013 10 2 males and 3 green nests; female seen inside one nest 6850 799 2/8/2013 12 3 males and 9 green nests; a new male has nested on the North side of tree with 1 green nest, could be from another colony; female inside 1 nest 7076 799 8/9/2013 10 at least 1 male, starting to demolish nest 11293 799 17/5/2014 9 old nests 18922 799 27/2/2016 12 old nests 19005 799 13/3/2016 12 Cape Weavers and Cape Sparrow roosting in nests:
N1: 1 cw, f, NBN, hd
N2: 1 cw, m, NBN, hd
N3: 1 csp, m,NBN, hd tuck
19087 799 10/4/2016 13 weavers and sparrows roosting in nests.
N1: 1 csp, f,brN, hd
N2: 1 csp, f,brN], hd tuck
N3: 2 csp,m+f,brN, hd
N4: 1 cw, m, NBN, hd tuck
19272 799 8/5/2016 12 N1: 1 csp?, NBN], hd
N2: 1 cw m, NBN, hd tuck
N3: 1 cw f?, brN, hd tuck
20167 799 5/6/2016 13 night checks:
N1: 1csp f, NBN, hd
N2: 1cw f, NBN, hd [tuck]
N3: 1cw m, NBN, hd
N4: 1csp f, brN, hd
21990 799 26/6/2016 13 night checks - N1: 1cw f, NBN, hd - grN
N2: 1cw m, NBN, hd tuck
N3: 1cw m, NBN, hd tuck
N4: 1cw m, NBN, hd - grN, far L
23403 799 31/7/2016 12 9 nests + 3 far nests [+ring];
N1: out
N2: 1cw m, NBN, hd
24573 799 3/11/2016 17 13+4 nests, greenish nest 24886 799 1/1/2017 17 13+4 old nests 26536 799 24/9/2017 13 9+4N, male building 27649 799 29/7/2018 8 27705 799 12/8/2018 7 27851 799 13/10/2018 7 no CWs now 28320 799 14/3/2019 6 old 28478 799 22/5/2019 7 old 29131 799 2/11/2019 7 green N, male heard 29201 799 29/11/2019 7 seem old, no CWs 29489 799 9/10/2020 7 male heard [Mid Rd colony 0N] 30224 799 9/10/2021 6 double nest (lower green) 30802 799 17/6/2022 7 1 male, double nest