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[2.3.49] no land mark arrived at Derrinallum at 5.30 
as dawn broke! 
So I came back slowly, through the 
the thick mist peering for my land marks. 
Birds seen were a STRAW-NECKED IBIS, MAGPIES 
in thousands, WILLIE-WAGTAILS, GOLDFINCHES, SWALLOW, 
a SCARLET ROBIN, BROWN HAWKS and a SWAMP 
HARRIER. I stopped at a swamp by 
the road and besides many pairs of SPUR- 
WINGED PLOVER there were two adult NATIVE 
COMPANIONS with one young. They stalked 
away as I followed them and eventually 
took flight. A large lake, just beyond the 
swamp was birdless. 
Flying along the sugar-gum plantations 
by the road were many LORIKEETS - by 
their comparatively soft screech I think they 
were probably Purple-crowned. So I then 
set off for home in a journey through 
continuous fog, arriving at 7.40, and 
being a bit weak for the rest of the 
day. 
3.3.49 Later that evening I rang up my 
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