Good news is I have found another drain water patch which has some avian activity & much smaller than the one which dried up. There are some moorhens, waterhens, ducks & pond herons but not many waders as the area is full of acacia & other thorny bushes/undergrowth.
This place makes for an ideal & relatively safe habitat for Baya Weavers which have built/are building a large colony of nests for raising family. The attrition rate of the nests appears to be considerably high at around 50-60%, probably due to strong winds, rains & may be even BOPs. But these wee birds are tireless workers & they continuously build new ones. I suspect eggs/hatchlings are already on the way & we should soon see some chicks come out of the nests.
So, here is a close up shot of a male performing his familial duty. Normally, it is the male which does most of the work. However, I have seen(& captured) females also lending a helping hand occasionally. You can see that the nest is still under construction & the bird is going about his job without any hindrance(least of all from me).
