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797, Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 4858 [on-line data upload (2012-12-29): 29137] Species Village Weaver Observer(s) Zaloumis, Alex Country, town, locus South Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit,
2430BDLocality Wildlife Estate, Hoedspruit Latitude, longitude -24.348888888889, 30.95875 [0 m accuracy] Date 2012/12/22 Notes Revisted 3088 & 3099. mixed colony of village & lesser masked weavers. Decimated colony. 4 active weavers seen in trees. No new rings or green nests. 2nd pic - was 65 nests now 25/6 of which 15/16 look viable(down from 65 plus). 1st pic 37/38 nests of which 20 odd look viable. (down from 71). The Red Headed weaver nest reported (vm 3093) at the bottom of the 2nd pic tree is barely recognisable.
Spoke to guards about demise of colony. Snakes. No old nests on ground but it is a garden, so probably cleared up. Note: these snakes could easily reach the Hotel school pub colony (vm3692) a mere 80m away. Considering rapid re-growth of 3692 colony - birds probably moved away from this large colony due to predation. Nest count 0 Nest site tree
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 3088 792 30/9/2012 0 2 large fever trees with many mostly old village & mostly lesser masked weaver nests hanging over entrance of Wildlife Estate entrance. Nests 65 plus 71 = 136 total (note 2 chambered nests)3 or 4 village weavers seen at very top of trees but mostly old nests
- Red headed weaver nest found in lower reaches centre of pic 2. 4857 792 22/12/2012 0 Revisted 3088 & 3099. mixed colony of village & lesser masked weavers. Decimated colony. 4 active weavers seen in trees. No new rings or green nests. 1st pic - was 65 nests now 25/6 of which 15/16 look viable(down from 65 plus). 2nd pic 37/38 nests of which 20 odd look viable. (down from 71). The Red Headed weaver nest reported (vm 3093) at the bottom of the 1st pic tree is barely recognisable.
Spoke to guards about demise of colony. Snakes. No old nests on ground but it is a garden, so probably cleared up. Note: these snakes could easily reach the Hotel school pub colony (vm3692) a mere 80m away. Considering rapid re-growth of 3692 colony - birds probably moved away from this large colony due to predation. 
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