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804, Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 7594 [on-line data upload (2013-12-03): 57746] Species Thick-billed Weaver Observer(s) Zaloumis, Alex Country, town, locus South Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit,
2430BDLocality bulrushes between Otto's dams Latitude, longitude -24.403825, 30.810105555556 [0 m accuracy] Date 2013/12/1 Notes Vm 4523 revisited. 4 new nests now built. (1+1+2) Previously know that each male establishes a small spatial territory between neighbours and then builds one or more nests. (see Vm 1956 where 30, but up to 37 individual nests recorded in this bulrush thicket). Thick-bills became obvious & started nesting coincided with grass being mowed in large adjoining pastures, but also rains had started and flying ant now abound. Not sure which was the critical variable. Nest count 0 Nest site reed
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 4523 804 14/12/2012 2 return to Vm1586 & 1956. Bulrushes totally burnt in August 2012 - now re-grown & maturing. Thickbills have been totally absent from this area - seen once in winter & recorded 4 or 5x nearby during National Bird count day 25 Nov. Been away 2 weeks, returned to find one completed nest with eggs and another half built. 2 nests (last counted 30 completed & used nests vm1956)
7594 804 1/12/2013 0 Vm 4523 revisited. 4 new nests now built. (1+1+2) Previously know that each male establishes a small spatial territory between neighbours and then builds one or more nests. (see Vm 1956 where 30, but up to 37 individual nests recorded in this bulrush thicket). Thick-bills became obvious & started nesting coincided with grass being mowed in large adjoining pastures, but also rains had started and flying ant now abound. Not sure which was the critical variable. 
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