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[17 th October 1948] a SWAMP-HARRIER, WHITE-FRONTED CHAT, and 
DIAMOND FIRETAIL These three brought the 
total bird list of the locality up to seventy 
four birds, quite a fair list for the time. 
After Penola where we filled with 
petrol we travelled south through vast 
pine forests until we came out onto the 
settled land around Mt Gambia. It was 
raining and we had not much time 
so we pushed on to enter the extensive 
forest that extends from the border almost 
to Port Fairy - a dreary road. A SCARLET 
ROBIN and a pair of Pallid Cuckoos were 
seen. We had lunch at Heywood - not 
bad either and pushed on again after 
an hour. 
It rained most of the time and 
with the windscreen wiper out of order driving 
was not much fun. At Tyrendarra was a 
pair of Corellas and a BROWN HAWK. On a 
swamp at Port Fairy were Little Pied 
Cormorants and that ended any observation 
of birds of any interest at all. Through 
