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797, Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	974 [on-line data upload (2011-07-31): 7547]
Species	Village weaver
Observer(s)	Van Vuuren A
Country, town, locus	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Bluff, Durban, 2931CC
Locality	Residential suburb, Durban
Latitude, longitude	-29.90356667, 31.02518333 [0 m accuracy]
Date	2011/5/4
Notes	No breeding males observed, but new, fresh nests continue to be built.
Nest count	6
Nest site	tree

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
974	797	4/5/2011	6	No breeding males observed, but new, fresh nests continue to be built.
975	797	6/7/2011	13	Activity at the colony continued right through autumn and winter with one or two new nests being constructed during all this time. The noise levels have greatly increased in this recent week.
976	797	11/7/2011	14	The males are in full breeding plumage for about two weeks but it is unclear whether they have started breeding yet. Unclear whether it is females or males in non-breeding plumage fiddling at the nests.

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