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Cape Weaver seen in main camp of Addo last Saturday. I hope to go there again this Saturday to improve on it if he obliges!!

A good spot to get good shots of them is at Domkrag parking area.

Thanks Dinkybird, I've been hovering around Hapoor dam the last two weekends so its about time I did Domkrag . See you all hopefully on 21st

Geelbek in WCNP is a definite hotspot for these birds, I'm sure there was almost 300 nests at the restraunt itself. Most of the nests are in the trees & they are constantly looking for food opportunities. They are also quite common in our area.

This one has me totally flummoxed! I can't find anything close in my (Newman's) field guide.



I saw it in late September on the farm where I stayed in Darling. Other birds about were Cape weavers, red bishops, Cape wagtails, European starlings, Cape robins, quite usual garden birds. Is this a juvenile/immature or some such?

Looks like a female weaver to me and probably Southern Masked Weaver but it sure is a pretty dark individual so I can understand the confusion.

Thanks, deefstes. My guess now would be female Cape weaver, as there were lots of Cape weavers building nests, but I didn't see any masked weavers about at all. Good to know that there can be so much "variation" in colour!

Cape Weaver?

I would say, yes. Cape Weaver. The only other Weaver with a red'ish face at times is a Spectacled Weaver. But the nest shape is indicative of the former.

there are quit a few of them in the Walta sasulu national botanical gardens along the river