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

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Record statusACCEPTED
Vm8695 [on-line data upload (2014-02-07): 67707]
Specieswhite-browed Sparrow-weaver
Observer(s)Archer A.M.
Country, town, locusSouth Africa, North West, Klerksdorp,
2626DA
LocalityRoad behind Faan Meintjies
Latitude, longitude-26.6935161715636, 26.7287278175354 [5 m accuracy]
Date2014/2/5
NotesNest seem very dead?
Nest count10
Nest sitetree

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History of repeat colony counts

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vmSpecies codeDateNestsNotes
80178020/5/201122
93978030/7/201121Second submission for this site
107678021/8/201121Dieter done before but cannot find on previous photos. Have gazeteered from now
11147803/9/201118
16057803/12/201115
18087808/1/201218
226978023/4/201224
306878027/9/201219
37567807/11/201212Klerksdorp is very dry and many weaver colonies seem smaller to me
408878024/11/201215
530078029/3/20138Farmer has cut down large portion of this tree. The WBSW are busily rebuilding as fast as they can
562978026/5/201312Tree has been cut down severely but bird have already established new nests
583578023/6/201311This is the second time I have come across a Common Myna hassling the White-browed Sparrow-weavers. The Weavers were highly agitated and flew around the Myna. The Myna seemed to be trying to get into the nests although I never managed to see him actually taking anything.
748478024/11/201314Farmer seems to be cutting down tree. Only single branch left.
841478015/1/201414
86957805/2/201410Nest seem very dead?
1142478015/6/201416
1390978027/10/201416
1438178026/11/201423
1453478030/11/201411The tree is collapsing bit by bit.
1763278021/9/201518
1832078018/11/201512This tree has almost disappeared.
1850478012/12/20157Cape Glossy Starlings also using hole in the dead tree as a nest.
1873378024/1/20164Tree is falling over!
198717803/6/20168
2195778026/6/20167I am not sure if these nests are still being used. Tree is slowly but surely toppling over. There were birds in the neighbourhood.

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Best: Wb Sparrow-Weaver - tree falling

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