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[28th Sept.] The jetty was 2/3 of a mile in length 
so by the time I had returned and 
also had a look round a nearby 
swamp, I was ready for my breakfast. 
We left Kingston at 9.0, having 
high hopes for the Coorong, past which 
we were to travel, most of the day. 
At first the Coorong was a stretch of 
shallow water the edges of which 
were thickly grown with melaleuca 
scrub. At the first major stop, we 
met the BANDED STILT- thousands 
upon thousands of them - in almost 
unbelievable numbers in huge white 
masses covering the water. Here too, 
in the scrub, was the WHITE-BROWED 
BABBLER. Further north the water 
was much more extensive and deeper, 
changing the character completely. 
The birds here were not as 
numerous or interesting - the main 
ones being the GREEN SHANK and the 
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT. On the whole, I 
