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[20.4.49] which I have so far identified as 
Purple-crowned only. Other may have 
been present too. Budgerigars turned 
up too and though I have seen only 
few Blue-winged Parrots, it is more 
than probable that this is because I 
have not been out so much. 
On the other hand I think 
that insect-eaters have been less 
common - particularly the Black-faced 
Cuckoo-shrike and the Dusky-Wood-swallows. 
Even the swallows are not as 
numerous as usual. 
As far as I myself am 
concerned the year has lacked the 
great opportunity offered by immunisation 
trips - only two days in the Colac 
Shire. Photographing the Brolga's nest, 
the Gull rookery, the trip to Langkoop 
and the day spent at the school 
are the high spots of the year. Apart 
from these I have mainly 
concentrated on the swamps and plains 
