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Fri 18 Nov 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:48 18/11
Little Auk
Essex

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Thu 17 Nov 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:06 17/11
Red-necked Grebe
Essex

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14:22 17/11
Little Auk
Essex

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Wed 16 Nov 2016

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:42 16/11
Little Auk
Essex
13:02

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11:37 16/11
Little Auk
Essex

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Tue 15 Nov 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:57 15/11
Long-tailed Duck
Essex

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12:02 15/11
Little Auk
Essex
11:46

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10:02 15/11
Little Auk
Essex
09:40

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Mon 14 Nov 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:02 14/11
Little Auk
Essex
14:00

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Sun 13 Nov 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:06 13/11
Little Auk
Essex

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Fri 11 Nov 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:58 11/11
Long-tailed Duck
Essex
12:15

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Tue 30 Aug 2016

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:05 30/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex
29/08

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Mon 16 May 2016

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:49 16/05
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex
17:15

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Wed 10 Feb 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:34 10/02
Black Brant
Essex

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Sat 30 Jan 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:41 30/01
Black Brant
Essex

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Fri 22 Jan 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:33 22/01
Black Brant
Essex

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Sat 26 Sep 2015

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:39 26/09
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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Sat 31 Jan 2015

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:32 31/01
Lapland Bunting
Essex

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Sat 20 Dec 2014

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:53 20/12
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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09:13 20/12
Rough-legged Buzzard
Essex

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Wed 28 May 2014

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:42 28/05
European Turtle Dove
Essex

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Thu 31 Jan 2013

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Date
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Location
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Time
18:58 31/01
Black Brant
Essex

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Wed 23 Jan 2013

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:13 23/01
Black Brant
Essex

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Sun 20 Jan 2013

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:54 20/01
Jack Snipe
Essex

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Sun 02 Sep 2012

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
07:50 02/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex
01/09

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Mon 06 Feb 2012

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:06 06/02
Lapland Bunting
Essex
05/02

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Sat 14 Jan 2012

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:26 14/01
Lapland Bunting
Essex

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Fri 06 Jan 2012

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:24 06/01
Lapland Bunting
Essex
11:30

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Mon 02 Jan 2012

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:34 02/01
Lapland Bunting
Essex

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Sun 11 Dec 2011

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:47 11/12
Rough-legged Buzzard
Essex

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Sat 10 Dec 2011

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:04 10/12
Great Egret
Essex

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Fri 24 Dec 2010

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:09 24/12
Tundra Bean Goose
Essex

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Wed 24 Nov 2010

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:18 24/11
Whooper Swan
Essex

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Tue 16 Nov 2010

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:44 16/11
Rough-legged Buzzard
Essex
09:20

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Sat 15 Aug 2009

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:24 15/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
14:45

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Mon 29 Sep 2008

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:05 29/09
Merlin
Essex
08:00

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Wed 13 Feb 2008

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:56 13/02
Black Brant
Essex

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Sun 04 Dec 2005

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:11 04/12
Black-throated Diver
Essex
10:00

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Tue 22 Nov 2005

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:16 22/11
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Wed 26 Jan 2005

Rarity
Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:25 26/01
Avocet
Essex
25/01

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Sat 02 Oct 2004

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:13 02/10
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Fri 23 Apr 2004

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:58 23/04
Long-tailed Duck
Essex

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Sat 30 Aug 2003

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:56 30/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sun 13 Jul 2003

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:56 13/07
Brent Goose
Essex

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09:13 13/07
Ruddy Shelduck
Essex
08:40

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Sun 02 Feb 2003

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:23 02/02
Slavonian Grebe
Essex
11:30 01/02

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Mon 17 Jun 2002

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:35 17/06
Purple Heron
Essex
14/06

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Mon 20 Aug 2001

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:01 20/08
Black Tern
Essex
12:00 19/08

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