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[Nov 15th 1953]
A LITTLE PIED CORMORANT flew over the
swamp.
  For tea we went to the Sheoaks,and
in a wander afterwards, in a medium
sized gum, was an extraordinarily silent
party of WHITE-PLUMED HONEYEATERS, an
equally silent WILLIE-WAGTAIL and a nest
containing three young BLACK-FACED CUCKOO-
SHRIKES - far too big for it. These the children
were shown. Michael spotted a KOOKABURRA.
This too was silent - in fact, the whole place may
be called the 'Silent Sheoaks' - particularly
as we were there from 5.15 to 6.45.
  On the way home we added a 
WHISTLING EAGLE to the list - a mere 37
but how nice to look for birds and write
the diary again.
[underlined] 21st Nov[ember]1953] [/underlined]  Joan and I set off for a
[margin][circled]33[/circled][/margin] two weeks holiday to Sydney via the
coast. Close muggy weather and on
the way to town saw STARLING . SPARROW
GOLDFINCH . GREEN FINCH . SILVER GULLS . GULL BILLED
TERNS . MARSH TERNS . MAGPIE . MAGPIE LARK . RAVEN