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[April 3-5^^] after food. As I was walking down the creek a 
[1948] large brown bird was flushed out of the reeds 
and perched on a log spanning the river. It 
was obviously an immature Nankeen Night-heron 
or a BITTERN, and because of the habitat and 
the bill colouring (upper mandible blue, lower green) I 
identified it as the latter. The accompanying 
[photo] photo was taken looking 
across the creek. The over 
grown nature of the banks 
with dense reeds can be 
seen. On the log in the 
centre can just be seen 
the Bittern itself. 
In the mess-mate 
bush itself the following 
birds were seen in 
addition to some already 
mentioned - 
WHITE-NAPED HONEYEATER 
RESTLESS FLYCATCHER 
DUSKY WOOD-SWALLOW 
BROWN THORNBILL 
YELLOW-FACED HONEYEATER ROSE ROBIN 
EASTERN SHRIKE TIT OLIVE WHISTLER 
WHITE-EARED HONEYEATER 
DIAMOND SPARROW 
RED WATTLE-BIRD 
WHITE-THROATED TREE-CREEPER 
