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Sat 31 Dec 2016

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19:31 31/12
Glaucous Gull
Durham

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Tue 27 Dec 2016

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12:44 27/12
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Durham
12:30

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Sat 10 Dec 2016

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22:12 10/12
Long-tailed Duck
Durham

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Tue 29 Nov 2016

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12:02 29/11
Long-tailed Duck
Durham

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Sat 26 Nov 2016

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13:23 26/11
Long-tailed Duck
Durham

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Sun 13 Nov 2016

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09:06 13/11
Long-tailed Duck
Durham

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Thu 27 Oct 2016

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20:48 27/10
Long-tailed Duck
Durham

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Mon 24 Oct 2016

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12:37 24/10
Long-tailed Duck
Durham

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Sun 23 Oct 2016

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20:44 23/10
Long-tailed Duck
Durham

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12:43 23/10
Long-tailed Duck
Durham
12:40

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11:41 23/10
Common Scoter
Durham
11:30

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11:33 23/10
Smew
Durham

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Fri 02 Sep 2016

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13:19 02/09
Great Egret
Durham

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Fri 26 Aug 2016

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15:17 26/08
Great Egret
Durham

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Sun 08 May 2016

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12:03 08/05
White-winged Tern
Durham
11:30

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Thu 07 Apr 2016

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11:22 07/04
Great Egret
Durham
10:00

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Tue 05 Apr 2016

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12:57 05/04
Great Egret
Durham

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09:32 05/04
Great Egret
Durham
09:32

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08:12 05/04
Great Egret
Durham
07:30

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Mon 04 Apr 2016

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20:49 04/04
Great Egret
Durham

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Fri 26 Feb 2016

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12:44 26/02
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Durham

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Sun 31 Jan 2016

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10:15 31/01
Mealy Redpoll
Durham

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Sat 16 Jan 2016

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17:41 16/01
Greenland White-fronted Goose
Durham
15:00

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Tue 29 Dec 2015

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14:14 29/12
Waxwing
Durham
11:00

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Fri 30 Oct 2015

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15:49 30/10
Hen Harrier
Durham
14:45

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Sun 05 Jul 2015

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13:43 05/07
Western Osprey
Durham

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Thu 25 Jun 2015

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10:59 25/06
Western Osprey
Durham
23/06

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Sat 23 May 2015

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22:50 23/05
Western Osprey
Durham

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Sun 17 May 2015

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13:34 17/05
Western Osprey
Durham

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Sat 28 Feb 2015

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16:07 28/02
Tundra Bean Goose
Durham

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Fri 27 Feb 2015

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11:06 27/02
Taiga Bean Goose
Durham
09:30

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Thu 06 Nov 2014

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17:53 06/11
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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Sat 12 Jul 2014

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12:57 12/07
Ruddy Shelduck
Durham

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Fri 11 Jul 2014

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16:18 11/07
Wood Sandpiper
Durham
10/07

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Sun 06 Jul 2014

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08:25 06/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
08:05

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06:15 06/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
07:20

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Sat 05 Jul 2014

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21:18 05/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
21:10

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20:18 05/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
20:10

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17:04 05/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
17:05

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16:24 05/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
15:20

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14:27 05/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
14:30

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12:04 05/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
11:30

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10:28 05/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
10:28

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09:46 05/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
09:45

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09:20 05/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
09:17

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09:01 05/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham
09:02

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08:57 05/07
Black-winged Pratincole
Durham

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08:49 05/07
Pratincole sp
Durham
08:49

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Tue 01 Jul 2014

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18:42 01/07
Western Osprey
Durham
12:00

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Mon 19 May 2014

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20:30 19/05
Black Tern
Durham

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Tue 06 May 2014

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22:13 06/05
Western Osprey
Durham
19:00

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Sun 30 Mar 2014

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14:35 30/03
Egyptian Goose
Durham
14:15

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Thu 27 Feb 2014

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11:32 27/02
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Durham

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Wed 26 Feb 2014

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21:42 26/02
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Durham
16:00

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Sat 22 Feb 2014

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15:14 22/02
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Durham

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Fri 21 Feb 2014

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13:46 21/02
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Durham
09:50

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Wed 18 Sep 2013

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13:49 18/09
Black Tern
Durham

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Tue 20 Aug 2013

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18:24 20/08
Fieldfare
Durham

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17:28 20/08
Western Osprey
Durham

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Sat 12 Jan 2013

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16:18 12/01
Smew
Durham
15:30

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Thu 10 Jan 2013

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13:55 10/01
Smew
Durham

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Tue 08 Jan 2013

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10:15 08/01
Smew
Durham
09:30

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Mon 07 Jan 2013

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16:38 07/01
Smew
Durham

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Wed 02 Jan 2013

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16:26 02/01
Smew
Durham

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Tue 01 Jan 2013

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17:36 01/01
Smew
Durham

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Thu 08 Nov 2012

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11:42 08/11
Waxwing
Durham
09:30

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Sat 13 Oct 2012

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21:14 13/10
Great Grey Shrike
Durham

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Sun 05 Aug 2012

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20:30 05/08
Wood Sandpiper
Durham
19:00

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Fri 27 Apr 2012

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18:48 27/04
Western Osprey
Durham

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Tue 20 Mar 2012

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11:16 20/03
Whooper Swan
Durham

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Sun 26 Feb 2012

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13:58 26/02
Tundra Bean Goose
Durham

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Sun 19 Feb 2012

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11:43 19/02
Taiga Bean Goose
Durham

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Thu 02 Feb 2012

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18:23 02/02
Smew
Durham

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Mon 23 Jan 2012

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12:31 23/01
Tundra Bean Goose
Durham
11:00

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Fri 13 Jan 2012

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18:53 13/01
Smew
Durham

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Wed 11 Jan 2012

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22:55 11/01
Smew
Durham
14:00

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Tue 10 Jan 2012

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20:27 10/01
Smew
Durham

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Sat 07 Jan 2012

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16:29 07/01
Smew
Durham

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Wed 04 Jan 2012

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12:38 04/01
Smew
Durham

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Sun 01 Jan 2012

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10:08 01/01
Smew
Durham
09:30

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Mon 26 Dec 2011

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16:42 26/12
Taiga Bean Goose
Durham

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Sat 24 Dec 2011

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10:27 24/12
Smew
Durham
09:50

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Thu 15 Dec 2011

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19:52 15/12
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Durham

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Fri 02 Dec 2011

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20:53 02/12
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Durham

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Mon 14 Nov 2011

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15:57 14/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Durham

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Sun 13 Nov 2011

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19:50 13/11
Bewick's Swan
Durham
16:00

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17:34 13/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Durham

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14:55 13/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Durham
13:45

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09:10 13/11
Hen Harrier
Durham
12/11

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Mon 29 Aug 2011

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16:20 29/08
Western Osprey
Durham
09:20

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Sat 13 Aug 2011

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13:25 13/08
Western Osprey
Durham
08:30

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Sun 07 Aug 2011

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22:42 07/08
Wood Sandpiper
Durham

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Wed 13 Jul 2011

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15:52 13/07
Mediterranean Gull
Durham

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Fri 01 Jul 2011

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15:43 01/07
Western Osprey
Durham

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Thu 30 Jun 2011

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17:46 30/06
Eurasian Spoonbill
Durham

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Mon 20 Jun 2011

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22:52 20/06
Wood Sandpiper
Durham

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Fri 13 May 2011

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12:54 13/05
Common Quail
Durham
10:40

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Sun 08 May 2011

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15:42 08/05
Wood Sandpiper
Durham

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Wed 04 May 2011

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17:36 04/05
Wood Sandpiper
Durham

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Mon 02 May 2011

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19:53 02/05
Wood Sandpiper
Durham

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