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Sat 20 Apr 2024

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Location
Site
Time
19:40 20/04
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Thu 11 Apr 2024

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Time
18:42 11/04
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Mon 08 Apr 2024

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Time
15:20 08/04
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sat 06 Apr 2024

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13:54 06/04
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Mon 25 Mar 2024

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Time
15:17 25/03
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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12:52 25/03
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sun 24 Mar 2024

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Time
15:32 24/03
Spotted Redshank
Forth
13:29

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13:04 24/03
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sat 23 Mar 2024

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Time
15:46 23/03
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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15:45 23/03
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Mon 18 Mar 2024

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Time
15:17 18/03
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Tue 05 Mar 2024

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Time
18:35 05/03
Spotted Redshank
Forth
04/03

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Thu 29 Feb 2024

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Time
16:03 29/02
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Wed 28 Feb 2024

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Time
21:43 28/02
Greater Scaup
Forth
27/02

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Mon 26 Feb 2024

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18:20 26/02
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Thu 22 Feb 2024

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Time
15:13 22/02
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Mon 12 Feb 2024

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Time
15:20 12/02
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sun 11 Feb 2024

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Time
18:03 11/02
Greater Scaup
Forth

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11:58 11/02
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Sat 10 Feb 2024

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Time
17:14 10/02
Spotted Redshank
Forth
14:30

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Thu 08 Feb 2024

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18:19 08/02
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Sun 04 Feb 2024

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19:07 04/02
Greater Scaup
Forth
03/02

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Sun 28 Jan 2024

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Time
18:27 28/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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18:10 28/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Fri 26 Jan 2024

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Time
17:14 26/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Wed 24 Jan 2024

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Time
16:08 24/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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14:56 24/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sat 20 Jan 2024

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Time
15:04 20/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Sat 13 Jan 2024

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Time
17:29 13/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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17:28 13/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Tue 09 Jan 2024

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:20 09/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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15:10 09/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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11:58 09/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Mon 08 Jan 2024

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:30 08/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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14:28 08/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sun 07 Jan 2024

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:43 07/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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10:23 07/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Sat 06 Jan 2024

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Date
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Site
Time
16:51 06/01
Waxwing
Forth

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12:20 06/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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11:57 06/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Tue 02 Jan 2024

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:09 02/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Mon 01 Jan 2024

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:19 01/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth
15:30

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Sun 31 Dec 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:37 31/12
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Tue 26 Dec 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:38 26/12
Spotted Redshank
Forth
13:26

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13:38 26/12
Greater Scaup
Forth
13:23

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Thu 21 Dec 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:00 21/12
Greater Scaup
Forth

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10:39 21/12
Greater Scaup
Forth
20/12

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Sun 17 Dec 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:10 17/12
Greater Scaup
Forth
16/12

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Mon 04 Dec 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:17 04/12
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sat 25 Nov 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:31 25/11
Spotted Redshank
Forth
12:00

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Tue 21 Nov 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:48 21/11
Great Egret
Forth
11:40

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Tue 07 Nov 2023

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:38 07/11
Greater Scaup
Forth
06/11

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Sun 29 Oct 2023

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:16 29/10
Greater Scaup
Forth
28/10

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Sat 28 Oct 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:34 28/10
Short-eared Owl
Forth

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15:48 28/10
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Fri 27 Oct 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:01 27/10
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Thu 26 Oct 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:26 26/10
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sat 14 Oct 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:45 14/10
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sun 01 Oct 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:36 01/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
10:30

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Fri 29 Sep 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:48 29/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth

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Sun 24 Sep 2023

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Date
Species
Location
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Time
11:21 24/09
Pomarine Skua
Forth
11:09

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10:28 24/09
Long-tailed Skua
Forth

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10:13 24/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth

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Sat 19 Aug 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:13 19/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
16:12

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Mon 17 Jul 2023

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Location
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Time
18:58 17/07
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Tue 25 Apr 2023

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Date
Species
Location
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Time
07:00 25/04
Greater Scaup
Forth
06:20

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Mon 24 Apr 2023

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Time
12:05 24/04
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Tue 11 Apr 2023

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Time
22:15 11/04
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Fri 07 Apr 2023

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22:03 07/04
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Thu 06 Apr 2023

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Time
16:15 06/04
Spotted Redshank
Forth
15:51

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Sun 02 Apr 2023

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Time
14:12 02/04
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Fri 24 Mar 2023

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19:23 24/03
Spotted Redshank
Forth
15:19

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Thu 23 Mar 2023

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18:21 23/03
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sun 19 Mar 2023

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16:54 19/03
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Sun 12 Mar 2023

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16:17 12/03
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Thu 09 Mar 2023

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Time
18:25 09/03
Greater Scaup
Forth

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14:39 09/03
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Sun 05 Mar 2023

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Time
11:31 05/03
Spotted Redshank
Forth
11:17

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11:28 05/03
Greater Scaup
Forth
11:16

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Sat 04 Mar 2023

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Time
18:44 04/03
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Thu 02 Mar 2023

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Time
21:13 02/03
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Sat 11 Feb 2023

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15:35 11/02
Spotted Redshank
Forth
15:24

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Wed 08 Feb 2023

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19:33 08/02
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sat 04 Feb 2023

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17:34 04/02
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Fri 27 Jan 2023

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Time
19:46 27/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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19:13 27/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Thu 26 Jan 2023

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Time
11:50 26/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Sat 21 Jan 2023

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Time
16:32 21/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Mon 16 Jan 2023

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20:01 16/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth
08:45

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Fri 13 Jan 2023

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Site
Time
16:50 13/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Sun 08 Jan 2023

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Time
16:37 08/01
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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Thu 05 Jan 2023

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15:50 05/01
Greater Scaup
Forth
04/01

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Thu 22 Dec 2022

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Time
10:58 22/12
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Tue 13 Dec 2022

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10:41 13/12
Greater Scaup
Forth
12/12

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Thu 08 Dec 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:44 08/12
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Wed 07 Dec 2022

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Location
Site
Time
14:12 07/12
Spotted Redshank
Forth

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13:40 07/12
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sun 27 Nov 2022

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Time
16:36 27/11
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sun 06 Nov 2022

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13:30 06/11
Greater Scaup
Forth
12:56

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Thu 03 Nov 2022

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Site
Time
21:05 03/11
Greater Scaup
Forth

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