The Victorian naturalist . Plate 1. Inspecting ducknesting boxes 1964. Photo —A. J. Reid. 52. HieraaetLis morphnoides,Little Eagle. Reasonably common. Noted HannsInlet, Sandy Point and sightings over all months,, 3 and 5. 53. Aquila audax,Wedge-tailed Eagle. Disturbingly few records, singlebird education camp bushland January1961; single bird Hanns Inlet 9th May1963; 7th March 1965 pair circled over Somers for several hours; 18thFebruary 1967 one found shot Mer-ricks Beach. This species must nowbe considered rare in the Westernportregion, and 4. 54.
The Victorian naturalist . Plate 1. Inspecting ducknesting boxes 1964. Photo —A. J. Reid. 52. HieraaetLis morphnoides,Little Eagle. Reasonably common. Noted HannsInlet, Sandy Point and sightings over all months,, 3 and 5. 53. Aquila audax,Wedge-tailed Eagle. Disturbingly few records, singlebird education camp bushland January1961; single bird Hanns Inlet 9th May1963; 7th March 1965 pair circled over Somers for several hours; 18thFebruary 1967 one found shot Mer-ricks Beach. This species must nowbe considered rare in the Westernportregion, and 4. 54. Haliaeetus leucogaster,White-breasted occurrence of a pair of SeaEagles on French Island has beenknown for some time. The pair fre-quently visits in and around HannsInlet and Sandy Point. Observed. Plate 2. Coot withyoung. Coolart 1963. Photo —A. J. Reid. 64 Vict. Nat. Vol. 92 singly or as a pair all months. On 8thSeptember 1964 noted feeding on adead sheep along South Beach Road,Somers, and 3, 55. Circus assimilis, Spotted beautifully marked very rare species was noted at Coolart by Reidduring December 1965. The lowerbreast and abdomen was rufous spottedWhite, upper greyish. Colourful ap-pearance in flight, 56. Circus aproximans,Swamp Harrier. Several pairs reside within surveyarea, seen most trips. The SwampHarrier often buzzed the Ibis rookeryat Coolart during the breeding season,but was not observed taking young,, 4 and 5. 57. Falco berigora,Brown Falcon (Hawk). Occasionally noted open forestNaval Depot, 58. Falco longipennis, Little on 14 occasions during survey covering most months, SandyPoint bushland. Twice seen at Coo-lart, and 5. 59. Falco peregrinus,Peregrine Falcon. Sixteen records from Hanns Inlet,the tidal flats and
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