Ploceus bicolor

This forest weaver with its golden yellow underparts and blackish-brown upperparts, resides in dense woodland and forest along the east coast of southern Africa.

I first recorded this species in December 2009 while visiting our family in Ocean View on the south coast of KwaZulu Natal and since then have seen it on a number of occasions in the nearby Umdoni Forest. This weaver’s shrill call makes it fairly easy to locate in the thick forest canopy, where it often joins bird parties.