7 [page number] 
[? September 1956] 
We made first for Vaughans Island 
where there was a large Pelican Rookery - 
several hundred nests. We kept well 
above the birds which floated off the 
island in all directions. Then we went 
west but saw nothing on the Pomborneit 
shores so we turned back to Wool Wool 
where there were two islands covered 
with cormorant (Little Pied) nests. These 
birds streamed out across the water as 
we went over. Up the east coast to 
Pelican Point, briefly over towards 
Foxhow where there was apparently no 
island and so south again over the 
extensive flooded areas of Dreeite and 
Wool Wool to Hanlon's paddock, where after 
some sheep had been chased away 
the Tiger Moth came safely down. It 
was a very successful venture (though 
rather surprisingly no gull rookeries were 
seen) and quite an exciting afternoon. 
No payment was allowed but a tip 
of $2.0.0 went down well. 
