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[Thursday 17th. January 1952]
noticed the two little birds winging past the
caravan away from the nest 200 yards away!
   In the afternoon we went into Portland.
The two Wood-Swallows were still in the
same spot on the road where there was
also a party of BUFF-TAILED THORNBILLS. In
Portland I looked up Noel Learmouth and
found he was at bowls. So I had a
very few short words with him and left.
   We returned by Cashmore and the
heathland to Bridgewater Lakes. To the north-
west was a fantastic array of huge sand-
dunes marching in from the sea, swallowing
up the ti-tree. To the south were sheer cliffs
with some of the most immense clouds of spray
rising up against them that I have ever
seen. Below us, sheltered from the sea by
the dunes were the Bridgewater Lakes looking
oddly out of place, green &[and] reedy, where they
were. On one a Magpie-Lark was walking
on the water weeds. A visit to the
Dotterels assured me that the nest was not
deserted - but they were off like a shot.
