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799, Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	3199 [on-line data upload (2012-10-08): 23679]
Species	Village Weaver
Observer(s)	Wilson C.
Country, town, locus	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Cato Ridge, 2930DA
Locality	Petrol station and truck stop on the N3 freeway west, inland towards Pietermaritzburg
Latitude, longitude	-29.7427845084446, 30.6333589553833 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2012/10/5
Notes	Most of the nests appeared to be that of Village Weaver, but there was at least one Cape Weaver amongst them. This character seemed to have built the completed nest, as well as working on a new one as he was flitting backwards and forwards between them
Nest count	51
Nest site	tree

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History of repeat colony counts

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
2904	797	14/9/2012	62	Cold, drizzly weather
3197	797	5/10/2012	29	Lots of activity and carrying building material
27532	797	28/12/2017	60	approx 60 nests

Vm 2904

Vm 3197

Vm 27532

Best: Village Weaver - repeat after 5y

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