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October. 
We were a bit late leaving 
(67) 
Mildura (10.30) and made straight 
for Hattah. I left Joan sun-bathing 
(52) 
under the red-gums by the lake and 
did a nostalgic tour of our old 
haunts, first along the lake for a while 
then circling back through the belar 
country. After lunch I did a 
small walk through the mallee but 
it was too hot and all was quiet. 
So we left that spot at 3.30 and went 
on to Robinvale. I went down 
the Chalker Creek track for a few miles 
and had a walk in the iron-bark 
forest. There was very much 
less water than there had been 
before, and on this walk. I never 
got in to the lakes. We arrived at 
Robinvale at 5.45. 
REGENT PARROT RAINBOW BIRD CH-T. THORNBILL 
WH-BR. W-SWALLOW RED-CAPPED ROBIN LITTLE GREBE 
PURPLE-B. WREN RUFOUS WHISTLER BLUE-FACED HERON 
(?) SPOTTED HARRIER. 
