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[21.10.52] identified them. Warren Hitchcock wanted 
skins for the museum so I had a shot at 
the female with a .22 dust shot and missed. 
Max had a shot at the male; it flew 10 
yards and fell like a stone in 10 feet 
of cut limbs and leaves and we never 
found it! We were very greatly 
disappointed and disgusted - and wet! 
We went on to the swamp at 
Gerangamete and had a walk round 
it before lunch. There we saw the 
EASTERN SWAMP HEN, SPUR-WINGED PLOVER, 
WHITE COCKATOO, GOLDEN-HEADED FANTAIL-WARBLER, 
and MOUNTAIN DUCK. That brought 
our list for the Otways up to 107, including 
5 introduced species. 
After lunch in the car; in 
pouring rain we went on the Colac 
road (BANDED PLOVER at Yeo) to BALL'S 
DAM where we saw the COOT and 
DUSKY HOORHEN. Through Irrewarra 
(WHITE-NECKED HERONS) to Loch Calvert at 
Ondit (LITTLE BLACK CORMORANT, MARSH TERN, 
