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

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	6243 [on-line data upload (2013-07-15): 45603]
Species	Cape Weaver
Observer(s)	Reiman C
Country, town, locus	South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town, 3418AB
Locality	Clovelly Wetland
Latitude, longitude	-34.131841968121, 18.4363460540771 [10 m accuracy]
Date	2013/7/14
Notes	8 nests total, 2 green (seen). Previous visit 3 weeks ago showed only 1 nest. The observations are from the same spot, but I need to wade 25mt to get close to the nests for an accurate count which I will do in the near future. There were a number of birds around the spot.
Nest count	8
Nest site	reed

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
194	799	20/10/2010	45	At least 4 males, 4 active nests: 1 egg, 2 eggs, 2 chicks, 2 chicks - chicks all ringed
2717	799	14/8/2012	14	14 nest, 2 green, 1 collapsed, due to winter storm in water, near dead tree about 20 mt from shore. One nest looked like "two on top of each other" All nests very close to water, about 70cm at most.
3290	799	14/10/2012	18	There are now 18 nests visible from the path. I notice the original nest site is incorrectly stated as "tree"...it is near a dead tree. Repeat count. An accurate count can only be undertaken when wading knee deep in water.
3735	799	4/11/2012	24	These nest have grown to 24 with one green one visible from a distance. Could unfortunately not get close to them. No bird activity seen. Repeat count
5749	799	18/6/2013	2	This was one of the large colonies in the Clovelly wetland but only one nest from last year remained. This is the only site where I saw one active bird building a nest. One very old and one new green nest.
6243	799	14/7/2013	8	8 nests total, 2 green (seen). Previous visit 3 weeks ago showed only 1 nest. The observations are from the same spot, but I need to wade 25mt to get close to the nests for an accurate count which I will do in the near future. There were a number of birds around the spot.
6681	799	31/7/2013	14	14 nests incl 3 green. It is very difficult to count the nests accurately in reeds in general and this site near impossible without wading. I consistently count these from the same vantage point.

Vm 194	Vm 2717	Vm 3290	Vm 3735	Vm 5749	Vm 6243
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