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[13 th August 1949] or two eggs, a few had three and 
many were unfilled. So the day 
was beginning to produce results. By 
the lakes edge were RED-CAPPED DOTTERELS 
and further away PIPITS and WHITE-FRONTED 
CHATS and a single WHITE-FACED HERON. 
Then we went on northwards 
round the lake where we passed 
WILLIE-WAGTAILS, many SCARLET ROBINS of 
both sexes, MAGPIE-LARKS, a few YELLOW- 
TAILED THORNBILLS and many RAVENS 
and MAGPIES. We pulled up for tea 
at the turn off to the Foxhow 
rookery which I had supposed to 
be untenanted for some time. However 
when we put our glasses on it, it 
was thick with gulls and also a 
group of PELICANS were sitting in the 
centre. So we hurried our tea 
and drove more than half a mile 
to the lake's edge. 
We waded out and found 
the island covered with nests in 
