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[Feb 1 st 1957] After lunch we set forth for home 
and a few miles out I saw a 
flock of 5 BLACK COCKATOOS flying away 
to the left. A few moments later Joan 
said "What is the Black Cockatoo with 
red on its tail?" She had seen 
a couple flying in to the right at 
the same spot! The brakes were 
jammed on hard but I never saw 
them. A fine view of a 'new bird', and 
Joan was duly contrite for not 
speaking earlier. 
We made Orbost for tea and 
Lakes Entrance (9.15) for camp where 
I promptly bogged myself in the 
sand. 
February 2 nd 1957 - Saturday. We got off 
to an early start, I had breakfast 
in our hotel in Bairnsdale and moved steadily home. At Rosedale 
there was huge, concentrated 
flock of two species of Heron, WHITE 
IBIS and Y-B [YELLOW-BILLED] SPOONBILLS. We had 
