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Sun 29 Dec 2019

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09:52 29/12
Hen Harrier
Durham

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Sun 08 Dec 2019

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13:02 08/12
Bonaparte's Gull
Durham

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Mon 18 Nov 2019

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14:32 18/11
Waxwing
Durham

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Sat 09 Nov 2019

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12:19 09/11
Firecrest
Durham

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Thu 07 Nov 2019

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12:01 07/11
Water Pipit
Durham

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Mon 04 Nov 2019

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11:30 04/11
Hooded Crow
Durham
11:10

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10:58 04/11
Lesser Whitethroat
Durham

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08:45 04/11
Hooded Crow
Durham

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Sun 03 Nov 2019

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15:21 03/11
Hooded Crow
Durham
15:00

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Sat 02 Nov 2019

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13:09 02/11
Hooded Crow
Durham
13:05

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Fri 25 Oct 2019

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13:40 25/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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10:53 25/10
Lapland Bunting
Durham

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Thu 24 Oct 2019

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14:50 24/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham
14:05

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Tue 22 Oct 2019

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07:35 22/10
Common Crane
Durham
07:10

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Sun 13 Oct 2019

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13:18 13/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Fri 11 Oct 2019

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11:36 11/10
Great Egret
Durham

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11:06 11/10
Richard's Pipit
Durham

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09:25 11/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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09:12 08/10
Firecrest
Durham

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Sun 06 Oct 2019

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18:08 06/10
Black Redstart
Durham

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Sat 05 Oct 2019

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11:05 05/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Durham

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Thu 03 Oct 2019

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17:58 03/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Durham

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Wed 02 Oct 2019

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09:04 02/10
Richard's Pipit
Durham
08:49

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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15:31 01/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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09:12 01/10
European Turtle Dove
Durham
08:30

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Mon 30 Sep 2019

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13:49 30/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham
12:00

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11:07 30/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Durham

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08:37 30/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Durham
08:30

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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11:41 24/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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09:17 23/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Wed 18 Sep 2019

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20:08 18/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham
17:30

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15:25 18/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham
15:15

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13:24 18/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham

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Sat 14 Sep 2019

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07:59 14/09
Lapland Bunting
Durham
07:37

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Tue 10 Sep 2019

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09:12 10/09
Wood Warbler
Durham

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Mon 02 Sep 2019

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13:19 02/09
Western Osprey
Durham
13:02

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10:53 02/09
Western Osprey
Durham
10:39

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Tue 06 Aug 2019

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13:55 06/08
White-tailed Eagle
Durham
11:55

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Tue 30 Jul 2019

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15:17 30/07
Spotted Redshank
Durham

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Thu 13 Jun 2019

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16:03 13/06
Short-eared Owl
Durham

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Tue 21 May 2019

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22:39 21/05
Hooded Crow
Durham
09:15

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Sun 19 May 2019

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16:11 19/05
Wood Warbler
Durham
16:10

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14:59 19/05
Wood Warbler
Durham
14:55

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Sat 18 May 2019

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16:51 18/05
Wood Warbler
Durham

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Thu 18 Apr 2019

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10:33 18/04
Hawfinch
Durham

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Fri 01 Mar 2019

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10:38 01/03
Sand Martin
Durham

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08:58 01/03
Whooper Swan
Durham

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Thu 28 Feb 2019

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10:54 28/02
Swallow
Durham

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Fri 18 Jan 2019

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12:17 18/01
Siberian Chiffchaff
Durham
11:30

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Mon 10 Dec 2018

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10:09 10/12
Bean goose sp
Durham

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09:37 10/12
Great Northern Diver
Durham

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Sun 09 Dec 2018

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08:02 09/12
Bean goose sp
Durham

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Fri 30 Nov 2018

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09:26 30/11
Great Egret
Durham

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Sat 17 Nov 2018

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15:55 17/11
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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Mon 22 Oct 2018

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07:44 22/10
Hawfinch
Durham
07:35

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Wed 17 Oct 2018

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08:47 17/10
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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Mon 15 Oct 2018

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14:06 15/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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16:46 14/10
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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11:04 14/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Thu 11 Oct 2018

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16:24 11/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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12:30 11/10
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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Wed 03 Oct 2018

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15:30 03/10
European Turtle Dove
Durham

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Mon 01 Oct 2018

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07:52 01/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Thu 20 Sep 2018

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14:50 20/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham

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Sun 16 Sep 2018

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21:01 16/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham

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07:42 16/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham
07:40

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Sat 15 Sep 2018

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14:42 15/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham
14:15

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08:11 15/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham

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Fri 14 Sep 2018

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15:08 14/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham

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07:19 14/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham
07:10

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Thu 13 Sep 2018

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12:49 13/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham
12:35

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11:24 13/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham
11:05

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08:50 13/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham
08:35

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07:30 13/09
European Turtle Dove
Durham

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Wed 22 Aug 2018

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09:42 22/08
Western Osprey
Durham
09:06

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Tue 21 Aug 2018

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22:11 21/08
Caspian Gull
Durham

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Wed 01 Aug 2018

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13:01 01/08
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Durham

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Tue 31 Jul 2018

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21:12 31/07
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Durham
20:55

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19:35 31/07
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Durham
19:30

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17:26 31/07
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Durham

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Fri 13 Jul 2018

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16:04 13/07
Common Crane
Durham
09:20

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Fri 15 Jun 2018

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21:34 15/06
Fieldfare
Durham

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Sat 02 Jun 2018

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11:16 02/06
Common Quail
Durham

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Fri 01 Jun 2018

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15:31 01/06
Common Quail
Durham
15:25

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09:17 01/06
Common Quail
Durham
09:10

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08:01 01/06
Common Quail
Durham
07:55

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07:01 01/06
European Storm Petrel
Durham
23:50 31/05

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Sat 12 May 2018

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17:42 12/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Durham

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Sun 22 Apr 2018

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22:51 22/04
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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Fri 20 Apr 2018

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07:09 20/04
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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Sat 14 Apr 2018

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21:33 14/04
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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Fri 13 Apr 2018

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15:49 13/04
Black Redstart
Durham

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11:42 13/04
Hawfinch
Durham

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Wed 11 Apr 2018

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10:44 11/04
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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Mon 09 Apr 2018

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09:00 09/04
Iceland Gull
Durham

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Sat 07 Apr 2018

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08:03 07/04
Iceland Gull
Durham

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Mon 19 Mar 2018

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08:10 19/03
Glaucous Gull
Durham

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Mon 22 Jan 2018

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08:18 22/01
Glaucous Gull
Durham

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Thu 11 Jan 2018

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15:10 11/01
Waxwing
Durham
15:02

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Wed 08 Nov 2017

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07:42 08/11
Great Grey Shrike
Durham
07:38

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