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799, Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 930 [on-line data upload (2011-07-27): 7392] Species Observer(s) Palmer, Penny Country, town, locus South Africa, Western Cape, Bettys Bay,
3418BDLocality Porter Drive, Betty\'s Bay S 34 21 439. E 18 53 936 Latitude, longitude -34.3512194444, 18.8859333333 [0 m accuracy] Date 2011/7/26 Notes This is a colony that had recently been abandoned. We have had relentless S -Easter gales (freezing) this winter and this tree faces same as one can see.
Recently a group of at least 29 Red Winged Starlings have \"taken over \" the tree. They are not nesting as yet, but swarm, noisily in and out of the branches all day.
Tree Widdrintonia Nodiflora, at least 100 years old ( same vintage as the ones at Stony Point)
16 nests, 5 recently built = grass still green. There has been no sign of the birds here for about a month.
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 930 799 26/7/2011 16 This is a colony that had recently been abandoned. We have had relentless S -Easter gales (freezing) this winter and this tree faces same as one can see.
Recently a group of at least 29 Red Winged Starlings have \"taken over \" the tree. They are not nesting as yet, but swarm, noisily in and out of the branches all day.
Tree Widdrintonia Nodiflora, at least 100 years old ( same vintage as the ones at Stony Point)
16 nests, 5 recently built = grass still green. There has been no sign of the birds here for about a month.
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