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May 20 IV couple of vague HF23 movements. Her U was possible less agg. than that of C) C & BBB both there now. 3:32 OL-T. O. OL. OL-T. (particularly [[rear?]] bird) Again see female (presumably)meet C and then fly off to display with a far distant bird. C again did T just as visitor left. [[left margin]] *3✓✓ [[/left margin]] This M.C. as far as I could see was just U11 6, by both, plus 2 Cpr12's by female [[left margin]] *4✓✓ [[/left margin]] C does O as female lands. Then O1-U12-HF1-HF2 attack1-1. Female does U7-T5-O2-U8-escape. Bird on water in addition to BBB (now on land) Call this B4. General pause 3:43. Quickly breaks. B4, and C, back immediately. [[left margin]] *5✓✓ [[/left margin]] B4 joined by female. B4 does OL4-U13-T6-T7-OL5-U14-T8-T9-U15. Female does OL2-U9-T6-T7-U10-HF4-HF5-U11. B4 advances steadily [[?]] female, she retreats steadily, finally flies off. Then after a pause, B4 does. (Obviously female less aggressive 1-2). OL. OL-T. O. OL. OL-T. OL. OL-T. O. B4 seems fond of flying off, returning after a variable interval. Both BBB and B4 gone now 3:50. C just preening. Watch D, another apparently unmated bird, for a while. O.O.O. OL. L. L.-OL. O. OL-OL-T. also E. O. L-OL-T L-OL, OL. OL.-OL.
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