23. [Page number]

[January 16th 1952]
wind. The air for a mile around was
afloat with Straw-necked Ibis.
  I had a swim when I got back, before
lunch in the caravan. Then we hitched up + [and]
westwards to Portland. The trip was uneventful
with Jonathon asleep in the caravan and
Michael in the back seat. I saw a DUSKY
WOOD-SWALLOW and FAIRY MARTIN at Tyendarra.
In Portland we had a short look round,
bought some ice-creams and then on to
the Bridgewater Road which was terrible.
We did stop for a flock of WHITE-BROWED &[and]
MASKED WOOD-SWALLOWS and a YELLOW-FACED
HONEY-EATER. I unhitched the caravan at
the beach and went over to the Blow-Holes
looking for a better site but there was none
and I returned to set up the caravan on
the grass at the edge of the beach. Along
the beach were five PIED OYSTER CATCHERS
and [crossed out] I [/crossed out] in a final stroll of the evening
I played hide-and-seek with a Hooded
Dotterel before finding the nest with one
egg on the shingle.