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[11.6.48] the east side of the island which is covered with 
this pine and a very fine sight it makes. 
On this morning (Friday) Joan and I climbed 
from the western arm up the ridge, it was very 
hard going, the loose stones twisting the ankles and 
the grass covering us with seeds and burrs. A SEA- 
EAGLE flew over the headland hardly moving its 
huge wide wings and several OSPREYS also 
circled over the shore. An AUSTRALIAN GOSHAWK 
flew swiftly down the hillside while a little 
further a KESTREL hovered. Several SWALLOWS 
darted in amongst the trees. We did not 
go far up the ridge because we were easily 
tired and on the way down to the western gully 
we saw a flock of Black-faced CUCKOO-SHRIKES. 
That was all there was on the hillside - no 
small birds. At the gully bottom was a female 
LEADEN FLYCATCHER. 
About "the camp" are many MAGPIE-LARKS, 
WILLIE-WAGTAILS, KOOKABURRAS (which woke us with 
their dawn chorus at 6:15 am) and CROWS which 
also feed out on the tidal flats. All day long 
we hear the screeching of a large flock of 
WHITE COCKATOOS which frequent the southern 
aspect of the island well up the hillsides. In 
