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15+16.3.48 On this Monday and Tuesday we did 
(41)(41) the other half of the Otways - Ferguson (9:00 am), 
(49) Weeaproinah (9:30 am), Wyelangta (10:00 am), Lavers 
Hill (10:00 am), Kennedy's Creek (11:00 am) and 
Devondale (11:30 am). We had lunch on the 
Lower Gellibrand road where the bark of the 
trees had been torn to shreds, probably by 
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos. Then on to Lower 
Gellibrand (1:05 pm) up to the ridge to Yullong at 
(1:45 pm) and down to Glen Aire (3:00 pm). It's 
a long road down from Lavers Hill and as 
I did not want to go back I went 
across the cape to Apollo Bay and home 
through Lome arriving back at 4:00 pm - a 
twelve hour journey of 185 miles - very 
tiring but exceedingly fine country. The 
first day I had no passenger, but the 
second I took Deborah Gavens which made 
a lot of difference. The weather on both 
days was beautiful though on Tuesday we 
started off in cloud and mist. I will not 
enumerate in detail how we came upon 
each bird but pick out those of interest 
BLUE-WINGED PARROTS were common all 
along the Ridge, on the Charley's Crk Rd and 
