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779, Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	5614 [on-line data upload (2013-05-15): 39843]
Species	Red-billed Buffalo Weaver
Observer(s)	Zaloumis, Alex
Country, town, locus	South Africa, Limpopo, Ndlovumuzi , 2430BD
Locality	R36 opposite Ndlovumuzi t/off
Latitude, longitude	-24.3985, 30.7629333 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2013/5/14
Notes	vm 5012 revisited. no birds in attendance midday. weather sunny. smaller nests built above and below original nests, nests 7 (was 5)
Nest count	7
Nest site	man-made

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
5614	779	14/5/2013	7	vm 5012 revisited. no birds in attendance midday. weather sunny. smaller nests built above and below original nests, nests 7 (was 5)
6314	779	14/7/2013	0	revisited Vm 5614. No birds seen in vicinity. Maintenance team completely removed all (7 old) nests. [old pic as forgot to take a new pic]
7254	779	9/10/2013	5	Vm 5012/5614 revisited. Site checked monthly. Last comm (Vm 6314) stated that all 7 nests were cleared by maintenance. 5 starter nests now visible. No birds seen. Maintenance crew working on site again.
7501	779	17/11/2013	0	Vm 5012/7254 revisited. 5 Starter nests visible for last 2 months but little progress. (there were 7 nests before maintenance crew cleared the tower). Very late rainy season - expecting surge in progress. Birds in attendance. Also top platform has a pied crow nesting - see pic
8874	779	11/2/2014	4	Vm 5012 revisited. No birds seen. Crows nest above - no crows seen.
16386	779	1/6/2015	0	nests on tower

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