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780, White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	5140 [on-line data upload (2013-02-02): 31897]
Species	White-browed Sparrow-weavers
Observer(s)	Archer A.M.
Country, town, locus	South Africa, North West, Klerksdorp, 2626DC
Locality	Near Mikado Dam
Latitude, longitude	-26.8198214740191, 26.6503006964922 [3 m accuracy]
Date	2013/2/2
Notes	Only one nest left!
Nest count	1
Nest site	tree

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History of repeat colony counts

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
1902	780	3/2/2012	9	These birds appear to have moved from tree that was cut down by farmer just over the road. Had my 500 lens on, could not fit in all the nests.
1957	803	22/2/2012	8
2000	780	18/3/2012	9	There are actually 9 nests in this tree, not 8 as I think I reported last time.
2275	780	27/4/2012	9
2703	780	11/8/2012	12
3151	780	6/10/2012	12
4728	780	22/12/2012	8
5017	780	5/1/2013	8	These nests may be deserted. Three they are in has died. I did not see any weaver there today.
5140	780	2/2/2013	1	Only one nest left!
5172	780	9/2/2013	2	After reporting only one nest left at the new site, they built a new one this week!
5346	780	14/4/2013	0
6804	780	3/8/2013	2
7046	780	1/9/2013	1	Only one left here now
7695	780	14/12/2013	0	All the birds have now left this tree in the garden and moved back over the road to where the original nest was before farmer cut down tree.
13995	0	9/11/2014	1

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Vm 4728	Vm 5017	Vm 5140	Vm 5172	Vm 5346	Vm 6804
Vm 7046	Vm 7695	Vm 13995

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