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[28th Sept.]
The jetty was â…” of a mile in length
so by the time I had returned and
also had a look round a nearby
swamp, I was ready for my breakfast.
 We left Kingston at 9.0, having
high hopes for the Coorong, past which
we were to travel, most of the day.
At first the Coorong was a stretch of
shallow water the edges of which
were thickly grown with melaleuca
scrub. At the first major stop, we
met the BANDED STILT - thousands
upon thousands of them - in almost 
unbelievable numbers in huge white
masses covering the water. Here too,
in the scrub, was the WHITE-BROWED
BABBLER. Further north the water
was much more extensive and deeper,
changing the character completely.
The birds here were not as
numerous or interesting - the main
ones being the GREEN SHANK and the
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT. On the whole, I