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[November 10^^ 1954] We covered about a mile of beach and 
in that distance, found 50 SHORT-TAILED 
SHEARWATERS, 4 FAIRY PRIONS, 3 FAIRY 
PENGUINS, one THICK-BILLED PENGUIN, one 
FLUTTERING SHEARWATER, one WHITE-HEADED 
PETREL and a STORM-PETREL, so far 
not identified. The last four were 
first-rate and important finds and 
of course, [crossed out] Noel was delighted. We 
also saw a flock of about 40 waders, 
which are provisionally identified as 
LITTLE STINTS. 
In the evening I attended the 
monthly Portland Naturalists Society's meeting. 
The minutes were concerned with the 
preservation of a sanctuary and the possible 
establishment of a quarterly publication. 
Then specimens were called for, some of 
which were interesting. Noel brought 
his beach-washed specimens -the "Storm- 
Petrel" of the evening afternoon was 
identified as a DIVING-PETREL and 
