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797, Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	5133 [on-line data upload (2013-01-31): 31800]
Species	Village Weaver
Observer(s)	Zaloumis, Alex
Country, town, locus	South Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, 2430BD
Locality	Essex rd t/off - revisited 1612/3090
Latitude, longitude	-24.382958333333, 30.87415 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2013/1/22
Notes	Very active colony on R527 (see new green nests & rings & active males) Many nests on ground after 3 stormy days. 131 nests
Nest count	131
Nest site	tree

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
1612	797	2/12/2011	80	about 80 village weaver nests most facing west
3090	797	27/9/2012	51	revisited - very active Weaver colony for last 3 weeks. Started after early rains. 51 nests (old & new) (was 80 on 5/12/2011) - another 8 fallen down caught in thorns below). Colony concentrated again West facing aspect. Starting to strip leaves making counting more accurate
5133	797	22/1/2013	131	Very active colony on R527 (see new green nests & rings & active males) Many nests on ground after 3 stormy days. 131 nests
7532	797	24/11/2013	105	Vm 5133 revisited. Active colony in large Knob thorn. Weavers slowly stripping away the leaf cover increasdingly exposing nests. nests: 105 counted but there are lesser masked in this colony. Lower nests are 'fallen' & not included in count.
8081	797	21/12/2013	0	Large mostly Village Weaver colony in large thorn tree hanging over very busy R36/R527 road - alongside a small but long wetland on either side of road. many nests torn on ground - gymnogene - see feather lining of LMW nest under tree. Nests: 126 (all species)
13345	797	16/9/2014	51	repeat vm 8081, large colony in leafy thorn tree hanging over busy R527/38 Comment: birds active in daytime - don't think they are sleeping there yet - probably in close by reed beds. Stripping of leaves started in canopy. Nests: 51 mostly new.

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