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Friday Jan[uary] 18th 1952  We woke late and it was 10.0
am before I set off with the boys to Portland.
Michael had woken up with scattered, but definite
chicken-pox and a visit to the chemist was
advisable. There were also a few stores to get.
On the way I saw a large pair of raptors
soaring. Through the glasses, the first I
picked up was a WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE and I
expected the other to be. But strangely enough
it was a [SWAMP HARRIER] circling as if it were
the eagles mate.
   After a few purchases, I called
again on Learmouth and had morning
tea with him. We had a good chat and
got to know each other far better than we
did on the unfortunate occasion on the previous
day. He has seen over 70 species in his
grounds and at the moment a [WHITE-BROWED
WOOD-SWALLOW] was nesting just above his
deck-chair on the garden. I also heard,
while there, a RED-WATTLE-BIRD calling.
   On the way back I stopped
several times for birds and saw a small