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803, Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	26449 [on-line data upload (2017-08-26): 300035]
Species	Southern Masked Weaver
Observer(s)	Oschadleus HD
Country, town, locus	South Africa, Western Cape, Bellville, 3318DC
Locality	Jack Muller Park, main parking gate
Latitude, longitude	-33.890455, 18.628649 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2017/8/26
Notes	male building, most very old nests (photo 3)
Nest count	16
Nest site	tree

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History of repeat colony counts

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
19036	803	21/3/2016	3	old nests - not seen before, fever acacia
19320	0	15/5/2016	3	old nests
21241	799	17/6/2016	4	no weavers
22544	803	17/7/2016	4	male nearby
24022	803	9/8/2016	3	male near nests (birdpix 28887)
24216	803	9/9/2016	2
24387	803	7/10/2016	5	male displaying from top nest; 1+ breeding nest
24736	803	20/11/2016	10	male in colony, female fed chicks
24904	803	4/1/2017	21	colony grown, but only c4 brN, rest NBN (3 NBN on other side of tree, 18 on this side), male seen, brN seem inactive
25039	803	5/2/2017	22
25162	803	13/3/2017	20	old nests in fever tree (vith 21398)
26197	803	14/5/2017	21	old nests in fever tree (vith 21903)
26314	803	18/6/2017	15	old nests, SMW heard nearby, some cape Sparrows in and around nests (birdpix 38223) to roost at dusk (17.20pm)
26449	803	26/8/2017	16	male building, most very old nests (photo 3)
27433	803	6/6/2018	30	many old nests, 23+7 opp, male in tree but no new nests yet
27842	803	13/10/2018	1	NBN, male seen at nest later
28126	803	22/12/2018	1	NBN, male calling in main colony, CSp nest
28211	803	16/1/2019	1	non breeding, old, no SMW
28324	803	17/3/2019	0	no nests
28499	803	4/6/2019	0	still no nests [C Sparrow nest]
29183	803	25/11/2019	2	green N; male heard [also 1N CW old high]
30190	799	2/10/2021	10	most old nests, 1 sl green nest [double], 2 double nests in total

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