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[[insertion, preprinted clipping]] 26 JAN -- Anchored 500 yards west of Lecuyer Point, Port Lockroy, Wiencke Island. Completed geologic and engineering survey and commenced biolocic survey Port Lockroy
area.  Made helo reconnaissance of ice peidmonts and obtained ice cores.  Visited Chilean station Yelcho. ^[[circled *]] Plan to complete biologic work Port Lockroy and commence survey Dannebrog and Argentine Islands. [[/insertion]]

[[circled]] * [[/circled]] at South Bay Doumer I 
Comorants on way at Priest Id
Cormorants in Lockroy too

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Saturday Jan 26th/63
[[underlined]] Port Lockroy [[/underlined

Flight out 8:45 ret. around 10 saw general area [[insertion]] sat [[/insertion]] opposite door of helo.
Colonies are generally small, (limited nos bird
shoes, mukluck, shoes, ^[[insertion]] tried on suit, [[insertion]] booby [[/insertion]] shoes[[/insertion]] mukluks, lunch.
After lunch to Base A wandered through building, collected bit of moss among rocks leading from landing (not pier) no birds nesting, or nowhere anywhere near.  
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{House wet  [[insertion]] on floor [[/insertion]] & damp inside
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Birds seen this day terns  [[insertion]] sheath-bills [[/insertion]] at least once ditto skua 
[[underlined in red]] Penguin Gentoos [[/underlined in red]]
Cormorants, [[insertion]] island of [[/insertion]] Dominican ducks considerable number
Jack said he saw number of Wilsons Petrels.
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( Opportunities for bird sites very limited in contrast to Arthur Hbr.
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Transcription Notes:
Yelco is/was Chilean summer base on Doumer island. Sheathbill is a land bird native to Antarctica