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

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	8697 [on-line data upload (2014-02-10): 67997]
Species	Red-billed Buffalo Weaver
Observer(s)	Zaloumis, Alex
Country, town, locus	South Africa, Mpumalanga, Skukuza, 2431BD
Locality	Hut B48, Satara Camp, Kruger National Park
Latitude, longitude	-24.39295, 31.777267 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2014/2/1
Notes	Vm 6485 revisited. Nests in fever tree next to huts B48 & 49. Active colony. Nest count difficult - about 18 separate nest clusters - down from 27.
Nest count	18
Nest site	tree

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
2573	779	5/9/2005	0	several nest masses in fever trees; adults fed on bread
2491	779	21/6/2012	15	15 redbilled buffalo weaver nests & 2 birds feeding below
2957	779	19/9/2012	21	repeat Satara camp hut B48. 21 nests counted. see weavers in tree. maybe 2 juveniles - see pic with orange beak.
5616	779	5/5/2013	14	repeat vm2957. no birds in attendance - midday. 14 nests
6485	779	20/7/2013	26	raining and no sign of birds in this tree. location: Hut B48, Satara, 100m from other 2 colonies. nests: 26 separate nest clusters - up from 14 (2013-5-5)
7643	779	5/12/2013	10	Comparing pictures of this colony taken in July (Vm 6485) we note fewer but larger nests - ie nests are dynamic and merge or fall off. Nests: 10 - were 26
8697	779	1/2/2014	18	Vm 6485 revisited. Nests in fever tree next to huts B48 & 49. Active colony. Nest count difficult - about 18 separate nest clusters - down from 27.
18026	779	19/7/2015	17	Comment: active colony. Nests: 16-17 colony growing, nests joining up.

Vm 2573	Vm 2491	Vm 2957	Vm 5616	Vm 6485	Vm 7643
Vm 8697	Vm 18026

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