Ornithological Field Diaries of A. Graham Brown - Diary #1

On the 29th June 1947 The Orion arrived at Freemantle and we had our first sight of Australia and its birds. Silver Gulls abounded in the harbour...
So begins the first Australian field diary of Arthur Graham Brown, a man who would later become the president of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists’ Union (RAOU) and an Honorary Associate of the National Museum of Victoria.
This is the first of five field diaries produced by A. Graham Brown between 1947 and 1957. The diaries are rich in descriptive narrative and are dotted with photographs and hand-drawn maps. They are an invaluable record of the species he encountered on his many field expeditions.
For more information about A. Graham Brown, see:

Obituaries Australia: Brown, Arthur Graham (1919–1982)
Encyclopedia of Australian Science: Brown, Arthur Graham (1919 - 1982)
Robin, Libby, The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2001, pp 492.
This expedition of 122 tasks is fully transcribed and validated.

1947年6月29日，“猎户座号”（Orion）抵达弗里曼特尔（Freemantle），我们首次亲眼目睹澳大利亚大陆及其本土鸟类。港湾内银鸥（Silver Gulls）成群栖息……
这段文字开启了阿瑟·格雷厄姆·布朗（Arthur Graham Brown）的首部澳大利亚野外考察日记。他日后将出任澳大利亚皇家鸟类学家联盟（Royal Australasian Ornithologists’ Union, RAOU）主席，同时兼任维多利亚国家博物馆荣誉馆员。
这是A.格雷厄姆·布朗于1947年至1957年间撰写的五部野外考察日记中的首部。这批日记兼具详实生动的叙事性，还穿插了大量实拍照片与手绘地图，完整记录了他在多次野外考察中观测到的各类物种，是极具科研价值的珍贵档案。
如需了解更多关于A.格雷厄姆·布朗的相关信息，可参阅以下资料：
1. 《澳大利亚讣告数据库》：阿瑟·格雷厄姆·布朗（1919–1982）
2. 《澳大利亚科学百科全书》：阿瑟·格雷厄姆·布朗（1919 - 1982）
3. 利比·罗宾（Robin, Libby）所著《鸸鹋的翱翔：澳大利亚鸟类学百年史1901-2001》，墨尔本大学出版社，墨尔本，2001年，第492页。
本次涵盖122项考察任务的野外日记已完成完整转录与校验。