Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

This weaver’s black eye-stripe, high pitched call and “snail” shaped nest make it an extremely easy weaver to locate and identify. We first recorded this species in April 2010 while honeymooning in Kosi Bay, KwaZulu Natal.


Spectacled Weaver / Balgowan, KZN, South Africa / September 2020 Spectacled Weaver – male & female / Ocean View, KZN, South Africa / 26 December 2011 Spectacled Weaver (Crocatus) / Kunene River Lodge, Northern Namibia / 14 July 2012 Spectacled Weaver / Simbithi Eco Estate, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa / February 2020 Spectacled Weaver / Ocean View, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa / 24 August 2015 Spectacled Weaver / Ocean View, KZN, South Africa / 22 October 2011 Spectacled Weaver / Ocean View, KZN, South Africa / 22 September 2010
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