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803, Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 30428 [on-line data upload (2021-12-25): 757951] Species Southern Masked Weaver Observer(s) Elstadt C Country, town, locus South Africa, Eastern Cape, Jansenville,
3325ACLocality Farm Hartebeestefontein Latitude, longitude -33.28625, 25.013425 [200 m accuracy] Date 2021/12/23 Notes This is the same location as PHOWN record number 25145
submitted on 2017-03-04.
From the leaves cattered under the tree it appears that the birds are stripping the leaves on the branch above the tree.The farmer indicated that this particular site is regularly visited by snakes (boomslang).
From my limited time observations it also appears that there is only one male building the nests. Nest count 10 Nest site tree
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 25145 803 4/3/2017 4 30428 803 23/12/2021 10 This is the same location as PHOWN record number 25145
submitted on 2017-03-04.
From the leaves cattered under the tree it appears that the birds are stripping the leaves on the branch above the tree.The farmer indicated that this particular site is regularly visited by snakes (boomslang).
From my limited time observations it also appears that there is only one male building the nests. 30958 0 4/11/2022 2 This site previously had more nests before the farmer trimmed the tree. Currently there is only the two nests and from observations over a 3 day period there is only one male active. Two females showed interest but one appeared to be chased away by the male continuously. 31352 0 19/1/2024 11 Previous records from this site:
PHOWN No. : 30958 2022-11-04
PHOWN No. : 25145 2017-03-04 
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