23. 20 Dec. (cont.) On Frigate point alone probably some 40 nests were lost. Other birds were engulfed in hard dune sand. The selective advantage accruing to those birds incorporating twigs, sticks, Crownia needles, etc., is easy to see. These nests were withstanding the blast of the wind without corroding any. Pure sand nests in exposed areas were completely eaten away by the sand & wind. The storm flood parts of the beach below office beach, or at least 5 Fryern nests were washed away. Two sets eggs were found in their nest buried 5" under drifting sand. One bird was sitting on a nest, the tip of the egg projecting out of the burying sand. The pair at general beach (Q.m bird) broke up; umbrella platform at office beach collapsed for high surf & winds continue. Around, perhaps a dozen trees have fallen - only one dead gannet found as a result of this - some nest destroyed.