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[26 th JANUARY 1956] Bekta *[Betka] River on the Aerodrome Rd and saw 
the LITTLE TERNS flying over and landing 
on the large spit at the mouth of the 
river where they were evidently 
breeding. 
[2]7 th JANUARY was a fine day, and I explored 
[1956] a gully while waiting for the ice to 
turn up. There I found a RUFOUS 
FANTAIL and thought I heard a 
LITTLE CUCKOO-SHRIKE. We left Malacoota 
at 1:30 and arrived at Lakes Entrance 
at 6.0. Home from there next day. 
It was in no sense a birding 
holiday, but it was a remarkably 
successful and we have every 
intention of making it a fortnight 
next year. 
[?] September 1956 I had become enrolled as a 
bird-bander with a license from CSIRO 
Canberra and the Dept. of Fisheries + Game 
Also the Colac Field Naturalists had 
commenced. So I had thought a programme 
of ringing could well be introduced. It was 
