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Sun 23 Feb 2014

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Date
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Location
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Time
22:46 23/02
Water Pipit
Lothian

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11:26 23/02
Black-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sun 02 Feb 2014

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Date
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22:48 02/02
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Sat 25 Jan 2014

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Date
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22:49 25/01
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Sat 11 Jan 2014

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Time
23:02 11/01
Water Pipit
Lothian

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15:13 11/01
Black-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Fri 10 Jan 2014

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Date
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Time
22:53 10/01
Black-necked Grebe
Lothian

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15:03 10/01
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Thu 09 Jan 2014

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:14 09/01
King Eider
Lothian

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07:56 09/01
Black-necked Grebe
Lothian
08/01

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Sun 05 Jan 2014

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:03 05/01
Black-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Thu 02 Jan 2014

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Date
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Site
Time
22:54 02/01
Water Pipit
Lothian

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22:19 02/01
King Eider
Lothian

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Sun 29 Dec 2013

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Location
Site
Time
13:17 29/12
King Eider
Lothian

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Thu 05 Dec 2013

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Date
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Site
Time
07:47 05/12
Water Pipit
Lothian
04/12

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Tue 03 Dec 2013

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Time
22:56 03/12
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Mon 02 Dec 2013

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Time
22:54 02/12
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Sun 10 Nov 2013

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:24 10/11
Snow Bunting
Lothian
15:00

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Sun 06 Jan 2013

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Date
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Location
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Time
20:06 06/01
Sandwich Tern
Lothian
14:20

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Sat 11 Aug 2012

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Date
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Site
Time
16:28 11/08
Roseate Tern
Lothian
11:35

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Sat 21 Apr 2012

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Date
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Time
12:41 21/04
Great Grey Shrike
Lothian
09:00

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Sat 17 Mar 2012

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Site
Time
18:04 17/03
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Tue 01 Nov 2011

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:39 01/11
Pomarine Skua
Lothian

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Fri 31 Dec 2010

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:32 31/12
Surf Scoter
Lothian
12:50

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Sun 31 Oct 2010

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Time
15:36 31/10
Waxwing
Lothian
12:15

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Sun 26 Sep 2010

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Site
Time
18:22 26/09
Whimbrel
Lothian

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Sun 25 Jul 2010

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Date
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Location
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Time
22:39 25/07
Little Egret
Lothian
17:00

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Thu 29 Apr 2010

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Time
19:44 29/04
Whimbrel
Lothian

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Wed 07 Apr 2010

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Date
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Site
Time
17:15 07/04
Whooper Swan
Lothian

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Sat 13 Feb 2010

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Site
Time
12:05 13/02
Great Northern Diver
Lothian

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Sun 10 Jan 2010

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Date
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Time
23:05 10/01
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sun 27 Sep 2009

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:16 27/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sun 02 Aug 2009

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:42 02/08
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sun 10 May 2009

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:40 10/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 05 Apr 2009

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:38 05/04
Crossbill
Lothian

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Mon 02 Feb 2009

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:35 02/02
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sat 26 Apr 2008

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:55 26/04
Iceland Gull
Lothian

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Sun 18 Nov 2007

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:40 18/11
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Thu 15 Nov 2007

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:54 15/11
Little Auk
Lothian

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Sun 28 Oct 2007

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:14 28/10
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Thu 25 Oct 2007

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:09 25/10
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Sat 22 Sep 2007

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:35 22/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian
16:00

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Wed 04 Apr 2007

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:35 04/04
Red-throated Diver
Lothian

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Sun 25 Feb 2007

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:36 25/02
Red-throated Diver
Lothian
16:00

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Sun 12 Nov 2006

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:16 12/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 13 Aug 2006

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:41 13/08
Roseate Tern
Lothian
15:25

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Wed 04 Jan 2006

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
23:04 04/01
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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Tue 27 Dec 2005

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:35 27/12
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Tue 01 Nov 2005

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:54 01/11
Little Gull
Lothian

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Tue 04 Oct 2005

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:21 04/10
Sabine's Gull
Lothian

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Sat 19 Mar 2005

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:15 19/03
Northern Wheatear
Lothian
11:00

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Wed 02 Mar 2005

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Date
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Site
Time
13:49 02/03
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sun 27 Feb 2005

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Date
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Site
Time
14:56 27/02
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sat 05 Feb 2005

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Date
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Site
Time
16:20 05/02
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Fri 21 Jan 2005

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Date
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Time
15:47 21/01
Little Auk
Lothian

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Sun 07 Nov 2004

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Site
Time
13:30 07/11
Waxwing
Lothian

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Sun 05 Sep 2004

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Time
18:57 05/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sun 15 Aug 2004

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Time
16:14 15/08
Velvet Scoter
Lothian

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Sat 13 Mar 2004

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Date
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Site
Time
14:36 13/03
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Mon 16 Feb 2004

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Site
Time
13:32 16/02
Little Gull
Lothian

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Sun 26 Oct 2003

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Date
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Site
Time
23:10 26/10
Pomarine Skua
Lothian

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Sat 25 Oct 2003

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Time
15:33 25/10
Waxwing
Lothian

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Thu 04 Sep 2003

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Time
18:27 04/09
Roseate Tern
Lothian

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Mon 14 Apr 2003

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Time
23:10 14/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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13:09 14/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 06 Apr 2003

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22:45 06/04
Great Northern Diver
Lothian

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Sat 29 Mar 2003

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Time
16:51 29/03
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Wed 26 Mar 2003

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Time
17:50 26/03
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Tue 11 Feb 2003

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Time
14:33 11/02
Little Auk
Lothian

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Wed 05 Feb 2003

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Time
14:36 05/02
Little Auk
Lothian

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Sun 22 Dec 2002

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15:26 22/12
Little Auk
Lothian

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12:28 22/12
Little Auk
Lothian
12:15

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Tue 26 Nov 2002

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16:12 26/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian
12:30

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Mon 25 Nov 2002

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Site
Time
17:02 25/11
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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14:49 25/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 24 Nov 2002

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15:39 24/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Mon 11 Nov 2002

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17:12 11/11
Little Auk
Lothian

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Wed 06 Nov 2002

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16:32 06/11
Little Auk
Lothian

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Tue 24 Sep 2002

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Time
07:50 24/09
Pomarine Skua
Lothian
23/09

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Tue 17 Sep 2002

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Site
Time
15:08 17/09
Balearic Shearwater
Lothian

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Mon 09 Sep 2002

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Time
15:23 09/09
Manx Shearwater
Lothian

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14:48 09/09
Sooty Shearwater
Lothian

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Wed 04 Sep 2002

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08:17 04/09
Black Tern
Lothian
03/09

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Sat 31 Aug 2002

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Time
17:20 31/08
Long-tailed Skua
Lothian

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15:39 31/08
White-winged Tern
Lothian

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14:22 31/08
White-winged Tern
Lothian

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Wed 24 Jul 2002

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Time
17:36 24/07
Little Gull
Lothian
15:50

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Tue 04 Jun 2002

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13:07 04/06
King Eider
Lothian
11:00

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Mon 04 Feb 2002

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22:16 04/02
Iceland Gull
Lothian

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Thu 31 Jan 2002

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21:19 31/01
Great Northern Diver
Lothian

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Mon 12 Nov 2001

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Site
Time
23:35 12/11
Little Auk
Lothian

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