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Tue 22 Oct 2019

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Site
Time
22:18 22/10
Little Auk
Lothian

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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22:23 01/10
Little Gull
Lothian

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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10:03 28/09
Pomarine Skua
Lothian

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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20:31 17/09
Black Tern
Lothian

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Wed 04 Sep 2019

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18:09 04/09
Roseate Tern
Lothian

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Tue 27 Aug 2019

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19:58 27/08
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 12 Jul 2019

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16:31 12/07
Great Northern Diver
Lothian

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Sun 12 May 2019

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Time
15:29 12/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian
15:22

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Sat 11 May 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:10 11/05
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
15:00

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Mon 06 May 2019

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Date
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Time
10:20 06/05
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
10:14

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Sun 05 May 2019

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Time
09:25 05/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 28 Apr 2019

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Time
17:51 28/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
17:23

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13:46 28/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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10:04 28/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
09:45

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07:42 28/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Sat 27 Apr 2019

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Time
14:03 27/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
13:49

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09:31 27/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
09:15

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07:32 27/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian
07:30

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07:00 27/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
06:52

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Fri 26 Apr 2019

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Time
08:18 26/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
08:00

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Thu 25 Apr 2019

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Time
08:32 25/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Wed 24 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
09:48 24/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
09:30

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Sun 21 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:07 21/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
16:02

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Sat 20 Apr 2019

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Time
14:38 20/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
14:35

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10:47 20/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
10:30

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07:13 20/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 19 Apr 2019

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Time
17:53 19/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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17:02 19/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
16:55

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10:37 19/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 18 Apr 2019

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Time
19:16 18/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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16:52 18/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Sat 13 Apr 2019

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13:41 13/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian
13:36

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Fri 12 Apr 2019

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Date
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Time
17:39 12/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 11 Apr 2019

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Date
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Time
09:57 11/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Tue 09 Apr 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
07:52 09/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Mon 08 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:36 08/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
16:00

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09:32 08/04
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 04 Apr 2019

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Time
12:41 04/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Mon 18 Mar 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:42 18/03
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian
10:00

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Thu 14 Feb 2019

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Date
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Time
23:05 14/02
Black-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Tue 05 Feb 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
15:31 05/02
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sat 26 Jan 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
14:50 26/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian
14:41

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Sun 20 Jan 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:44 20/01
Black-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Fri 11 Jan 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:11 11/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian
09:00

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Sat 05 Jan 2019

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Date
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Time
10:27 05/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian
10:24

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Fri 04 Jan 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:04 04/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian
09:02

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Thu 03 Jan 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:16 03/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian
11:00

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Sun 30 Dec 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:49 30/12
Mediterranean Gull
Lothian
10:30

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Thu 27 Dec 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:36 27/12
Surf Scoter
Lothian
10:00

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Fri 07 Dec 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:23 07/12
Waxwing
Lothian
14:30

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Thu 06 Dec 2018

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Date
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Time
18:25 06/12
Waxwing
Lothian

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Wed 05 Dec 2018

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Time
10:34 05/12
Waxwing
Lothian

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Mon 03 Dec 2018

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Time
16:47 03/12
Waxwing
Lothian
15:30

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11:37 03/12
Waxwing
Lothian
11:00

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Sun 02 Dec 2018

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Date
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Site
Time
14:56 02/12
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 11 Nov 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:32 11/11
Short-eared Owl
Lothian

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Fri 09 Nov 2018

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Date
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Time
12:19 09/11
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
12:15

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Mon 05 Nov 2018

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Date
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Time
16:23 05/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 04 Nov 2018

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17:54 04/11
Waxwing
Lothian

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Fri 02 Nov 2018

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16:23 02/11
Waxwing
Lothian

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Sun 28 Oct 2018

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09:26 28/10
Waxwing
Lothian

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Sat 27 Oct 2018

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17:48 27/10
Pomarine Skua
Lothian

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Fri 26 Oct 2018

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20:08 26/10
Pomarine Skua
Lothian

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Wed 24 Oct 2018

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17:40 24/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 19 Oct 2018

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13:50 19/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 18 Oct 2018

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17:02 18/10
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Lothian

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Wed 17 Oct 2018

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12:27 17/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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10:52 17/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Tue 16 Oct 2018

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20:25 16/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian
09:40

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14:37 16/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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11:05 16/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Mon 15 Oct 2018

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19:09 15/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian
11:30

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18:47 15/10
Short-eared Owl
Lothian

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16:51 15/10
Sabine's Gull
Lothian
16:45

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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20:56 14/10
Little Gull
Lothian

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15:56 14/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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15:51 14/10
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 11 Oct 2018

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Time
17:33 11/10
Little Gull
Lothian

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Tue 09 Oct 2018

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Time
22:01 09/10
Little Gull
Lothian

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Sun 07 Oct 2018

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15:35 07/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 05 Oct 2018

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Time
10:34 05/10
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
10:30

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Sat 29 Sep 2018

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15:00 29/09
Pomarine Skua
Lothian
28/09

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Wed 19 Sep 2018

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07:35 19/09
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
07:33

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Tue 04 Sep 2018

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14:14 04/09
Black Tern
Lothian
14:07

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Fri 24 Aug 2018

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18:30 24/08
Pomarine Skua
Lothian
23/08

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14:16 24/08
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Tue 17 Jul 2018

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19:25 17/07
Pomarine Skua
Lothian

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Fri 13 Jul 2018

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17:35 13/07
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Thu 12 Jul 2018

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16:36 12/07
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Tue 10 Jul 2018

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14:04 10/07
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Tue 03 Jul 2018

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08:11 03/07
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sat 30 Jun 2018

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16:02 30/06
Velvet Scoter
Lothian

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Tue 05 Jun 2018

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19:49 05/06
Iceland Gull
Lothian

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Thu 31 May 2018

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17:44 31/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 24 May 2018

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13:06 24/05
Grey-headed Wagtail
Lothian

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Tue 15 May 2018

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12:25 15/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian
12:13

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07:02 15/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian
06:21

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Sat 12 May 2018

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10:51 12/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Mon 07 May 2018

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09:09 07/05
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
08:55

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07:21 07/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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