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flock of thousands of Ducks, (A, superetttons, wauebatinws, & Wy 
membranseeus. ) rose from the cdge, seperated into smaller flecks 
 & after flying round for some time, settled agein in the centre 
of the swamp. On the far side,? of a mile distant ja flock of 
. about 300 Pelican, (2. conspicillatus.) & of about 200. Native . 
cd Coupandons, (A.custralasiana, ) could be seen, I wade out inte a 
‘Swamp to try & get a shot at the Ducks,only had the 41 0 bore Gun, 
could not gct near enough to bring any down, I was sorry that I 
et hed not brought the Camera alony,as I could have got some good ES 
maps of the birds on the wing. Return to the boat & turn in carly 
eA as we have to set sail about | am, 
Bp. The right out,boat high & ary. Blowing 
pes the: ‘S,2,Neilson does: not think that he will 
; Wednesday-6/9/22 ~ 1 am, Set sail,we neve to get to the ning: of 
the Stewart river by 9 am, to get in with the flood tide. ‘ugh aay~ 
3s break we were a good 9 miles from . the mouth of the river; the 
breeze was very Light s0 Neilson took the recf out of the sail & * 
we made better progress. By 10 am,we were off the mouth of the : ay 
We epek »the tide was Paling but Neilson decided to chance there ae 
me Ine sical water on the bar ;head reales over the ber ee 
up to the wharf im the Dinghey.. No pack teams aown agra 
yets& ee the whart inger +6, away on a Holiday, there: x 
Ao: ioan ea 
Boat uP to. the waset ae the spring % Bh. hha 
