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[January 1 st 1950] I went to Burton's Lookout for photos 
and then on Barry's Rd to Barangarook 
where I got a photo of the blackwoods 
on the undulating country while a flock 
of SPINE-TAILED SWIFTS whistled past, low 
over head. I had tea at Larpent 
but saw little and went on through 
Irrewillipe to Swan Marsh (Skylarks) to 
the large swamp in the Stony Rises 
at Stoneyford. 
I had had a report from 
Harold Tarr of 3 Pied Geese there - most 
unlikely. There were about 100 WHITE IBIS, 
2 STRAW-NECKED IBIS, 1 YELLOW-BILLED SPOONBILL 
1 WHITE EGRET and many WHITE-FACED HERON, 
SPUR-WINGED PLOVER and EASTERN SWAMP-HEN. 
No geese. In the Rises were BLACK-FACED 
CUCKOO-SHRIKES, BROWN THORNBILLS, PALLID CUCKOOS, 
YELLOW-FACED HONEYEATERS, STRIATED THORNBILLS and 
a BOOBOOK OWL of which I had an 
excellent view. And so, photographing 
all the way, to Pirron Yallock and 
home with the sun behind me. 
