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December 6th 1955   â”€ immunising the Colac
Shire I came leisurely back from 
Gerangamete where I heard a SATIN
FLYCATCHER (where Bill Middleton had found
one) and found a RUFOUS WHISTLER at 
Yeo[dene]. Then I went on past Warrowie
Station , where I saw GULL-BILLED TERNS.
to Beeac. Near Mingawalla I disturbed
a PEREGRINE FALCON at nest in a sugar-gum
plantation. On the lakes by Beeac there
were very large numbers of GREY TEAL
and a few AVOCETS.
[crossed out]JANUARY[/crossed out] December 31st 1955.   I had noticed Gull-billed 
Terns carrying food from the region of
L[ake] Airey W[est] N[orth] W[est] when on a visit to Kath
and Hans Noble On the trip past 
Warrowie (see above) I thought I could see
where they might be nesting â”€ a long low
island running N[orth] S[outh] a hundred yards or
so from the western slope of  Thurrumbong.
  On this day, about 4.0 pm, we had
Bob and staying with us, and,
feeling as if we wanted some exercise, I