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[26 th September 1948] than to the knee. The first thing 
that I saw as I dumped my gear 
down on arrival was a Swan's 
nest with five eggs, and a picture 
of which is shown. 
Then a rough survey of 
nests on the island. I counted 
roughly half of them and found many 
young were out and many eggs were 
chipping. Then a few close ups 
of nests with eggs and young from 
15 inches. The day was a much as 
[photo] 
