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[8.6.48] Flying round the bridge over the Brisbane River was 
a flock of FAIRY MARTINS while flying up stream was 
a solitary Crested Tern. 
As our plane made an approach for 
landing at Rockhampton I saw a WHISTLING EAGLE 
flying low over the scrub which consisted of 
well spread out stunted gums and grass. 
9.6.48 We had arrived the previous night at 
(31) Mackay in darkness so that our first touch 
with the local birds was when, with morning 
32 tea in our rooms, we read in the local (and very 
good) paper that large numbers of Ibis were 
frequenting the town streets. Which sounded 
good. 
After we had dealt with what small 
business we had, we hired bikes to explore 
the town. We went first to Queen's Park where 
there were both Straw-necked and White Ibis and 
Spurwinged Plover walking in the grounds. Then 
we road *[rode] on a path leading east toward the 
beach through a mangrove swamp in which 
there were numerous Honeyeaters which I think 
were Purple-gaped but of whose identity I am 
still not quite sure. Sacred Kingfishers were 
also there as well as four Curlews. 
