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Teddy's Look-out where a few more species were seen
YELLOW ROBIN                  MAGPIE                SCARLET ROBIN
RUFOUS BRISTLE-BIRD
  On the beach were silver GULLS and
three CRESTED TERNS. On the whole not a
very good total for Lorne (not even a parrot)
but as is shown much of the watching was
from the house where the birds were noted
in detail â€“ and an Albatross was good to
see again!
25.1.48 [margin]24[/margin]  The family and Aunt Molly who was
staying with us went for lunch to Turkeith
It was a very hot day with a north wind,
trying conditions but a day I always
associate with the plains. In the plains as
we drove out were WHITE-FRONTED CHATS,
RAVENS, MAGPIES, BROWN HAWKS, KESTRELS,
SWAMP-HAWK and GROUNDLARKS. Around the 
house in what is an oasis - their garden -
were BLACKBIRDS, huge numbers of GOLDFINCHES
WILLIE WAGTAIL, RESTLESS FLYCATCHER, RED WATTLE-BIRD
and SPARROWS.
  In the afternoon I circled the
large swamp nearby which had a
very rich and varied population on its