133 [page number] 

[10th August 1948]

at the water's edge, HOARY-HEADED GREBES and a few 
pairs of MOUNTAIN DUCK were a little further out, and 
a little beyond were large numbers of MUSK DUCK.  
LITTLE PIED CORMORANTS were sunning themselves on
the jetty with the gulls. Walking through the 
reeds were WHITE-FACED HERONS, SPUR-WINGED 
PLOVER and the WHITE EGRET which has now 
been present for several months.
  In the flowering gums on the 
Lake-bank were WATTLE-BIRDS, and a 
solitary KOOKABURRA flew in front of the car 
down the length of the Avenue.

28th August [margin][circled] 20 [/circled] [/margin] 
We had Mr John Ponder up to stay with 
us and he fortunately brought with him 
fine weather after several foul weeks. In the
afternoon we took him, as we do most visitors 
to Red Rock from where we showed him the
countryside. Visibility was excellent and
much water gleamed after the rains. On the 
lake to the east of Red Rock were huge
numbers of HOARY-HEADED GREBES - about a 100
in all in flocks up to 40.
  Lake Corangamite was very full as
we passed it and MOUNTAIN DUCK were on
the shore in pairs. We went through Pirron