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3748, Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 29065 [on-line data upload (2019-10-19): 499332] Species northern red bishop Observer(s) Oschadleus HD; Clive Richard Barlow, Russell Cryer, Mariama Sanneh Country, town, locus Gambia, , Sanyang,
NW_013016BDLocality Brufut-Madiana Latitude, longitude 13.25773, -16.76416 [0 m accuracy] Date 2019/9/7 Notes height 0.8 metre in rank seasonal veg dominated by wild mint. Notes. 2 displaying males in immed vicinity of nest site with up to 6 fems seen in the immed locale over the obs. Period. Males involved in typical flight displays with audible wing fripping - neither seen carrying any nest material. One fem bishop watched bringing grasses of four occasions to the nest over 20 mins & through binoculars with part visuals thru the herbage - appeared to be involved in nest construction not simply lining the nest. 1 unmarked blue egg. With further obs. there would seem to be potential new information on strategies going on here additional to eg BoA & what is current at PHOWN ? eg at what point is the nest structure built by the male and handed over to the female for completion & egg laying before nest completion & nest height. The nests I have seen here (not many as have not been looking until I noted PHOWN has no records) are frail purse / hammocks Nest count 1 Nest site other
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 29065 3748 7/9/2019 1 height 0.8 metre in rank seasonal veg dominated by wild mint. Notes. 2 displaying males in immed vicinity of nest site with up to 6 fems seen in the immed locale over the obs. Period. Males involved in typical flight displays with audible wing fripping - neither seen carrying any nest material. One fem bishop watched bringing grasses of four occasions to the nest over 20 mins & through binoculars with part visuals thru the herbage - appeared to be involved in nest construction not simply lining the nest. 1 unmarked blue egg. With further obs. there would seem to be potential new information on strategies going on here additional to eg BoA & what is current at PHOWN ? eg at what point is the nest structure built by the male and handed over to the female for completion & egg laying before nest completion & nest height. The nests I have seen here (not many as have not been looking until I noted PHOWN has no records) are frail purse / hammocks 
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