You go forward, camera held at the ready because you know you want this day to not be a total loss. If you could find a swampsquach, that would be pretty amazing. You've only known about it for a day and you're all ready invested in it. Think of all the research that could be done about a beast that was considered a cryptid. You're met with what looks like a small river – on your planet it probably would have been considered a creek, but here on Shantyland, they always insist on them being something bigger. Probably because while it looks simple, the odds are just as likely that "creek" is deeper than anyone expects.
On the shore ahead of you, you can see someTHING shifting and moving – it looks like a giant pile of seaweed. Is that it? That must be it, the swampsquach. The coraki some back at the base didn't really have definite proof of what it was – all the pictures had it in varying sizes and strange designs. Maybe it's a bit smaller than some of the pictures show but you know first hand that sometimes people like to exaggerate, no matter the planet. Just as you're about to move forward, you catch movement further down the bank. It's a quick thing and you can see something hurrying off in a rush – you can't tell if it's a Ranger, a local, or even a very tall beast.
-go to the pile of seaweed.
-follow the running figure.