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[January 15th 1952]
there was nothing exciting to be seen. But it
had one large freshwater swamp nearby which
was teeming with birds and, EASTERN SWAMPHEN,
LITTLE GREBE, ROYAL SPOONBILL and WHITE-HEADED 
STILT were added to the list. I returned
to the Goose Lagoon and walked about a 
mile to the open water, putting up some
STUBBLE QUAIL from the paddocks. MARSH
TERNS were fluttering in large flocks over the 
water. There were simply acres of duck.
Unfortunately I was looking into the sun and 
Grey Teal +[and] Mountain Duck were the only 
birds I could be sure of.  There were 
others which I could not identify.
  When I returned the family went
and had tea with Matron Scanlan at the 
hospital and then for a few moments to the
southern beach. There were GANNETS diving
off-shore in large flocks of Gulls +[and] Terns.
We ended up by walking right out to
the end of the breakwater where we could 
see the large flocks of Gulls and Terns
coming in to roost.