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[September 11 th 1949] 1/5" [inch] exposure. Then I started to wade into 
the swamp. All went well for a while - the 
weed growth was very thick (probably too 
thick for any diving bird for none was 
seen - e.g. grebes) and by treading it 
down at each step one stood on a 
weed platform over the mud. It 
rapidly deepened until I was up to 
my thighs. EASTERN SWAMPHENS and 
BLACK DUCK were on the swamp, probably 
with nests and it was frustrating not to 
be able to search for them. SPUR-WINGED 
PLOVERS flew anxiously over - though 
they could not have been safer while I 
was in the swamp. 
I returned and tried several 
entrances to the water but they were 
all too deep. Eventually I reached 
an island with tussocks and trees 
(having been severely bitten by a small 
water creature) but there was nothing 
in the tussocks. I climbed a tree 
and lay along a branch 20' [feet] above 
