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Sat 23 Jan 2021

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18:02 23/01
Greater Scaup
London

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Sun 17 Jan 2021

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22:13 17/01
Smew
London

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Tue 12 Jan 2021

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14:50 12/01
Greater Scaup
London

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Sat 02 Jan 2021

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13:15 02/01
Greater Scaup
London

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Wed 30 Dec 2020

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17:09 30/12
Greater Scaup
London

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Wed 23 Dec 2020

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18:48 23/12
Greater Scaup
London

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Tue 22 Dec 2020

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22:53 22/12
Greater Scaup
London
21/12

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Mon 21 Dec 2020

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18:59 21/12
Greater Scaup
London
20/12

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Thu 17 Dec 2020

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16:48 17/12
Greater Scaup
London

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Wed 02 Dec 2020

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16:28 02/12
Greater Scaup
London

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08:14 02/12
Caspian Gull
London
01/12

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Tue 24 Nov 2020

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16:38 24/11
Black-necked Grebe
London

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Wed 11 Nov 2020

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13:52 11/11
Greater Scaup
London

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Tue 10 Nov 2020

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07:59 10/11
Short-eared Owl
London
07:40

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Mon 09 Nov 2020

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09:02 09/11
Short-eared Owl
London

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Wed 04 Nov 2020

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18:33 04/11
Black Redstart
London

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Mon 26 Oct 2020

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21:08 26/10
Black Redstart
London

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Sun 18 Oct 2020

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14:24 18/10
Black Redstart
London

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Thu 15 Oct 2020

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15:29 15/10
Red-necked Grebe
London

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13:58 15/10
Red-necked Grebe
London

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Sun 27 Sep 2020

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15:57 27/09
Northern Gannet
London

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Tue 22 Sep 2020

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21:08 22/09
Whinchat
London

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Sat 05 Sep 2020

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10:04 05/09
Sandwich Tern
London

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09:40 05/09
Sandwich Tern
London

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Thu 03 Sep 2020

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15:50 03/09
Blue-headed Wagtail
London
01/09

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Mon 31 Aug 2020

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21:37 31/08
Little Tern
London

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12:52 31/08
Black Tern
London
12:49

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11:07 31/08
Black Tern
London

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Sat 29 Aug 2020

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09:37 29/08
Black Tern
London

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Thu 27 Aug 2020

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18:07 27/08
Ruddy Turnstone
London

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Tue 18 Aug 2020

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21:14 18/08
Whinchat
London

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16:00 18/08
Arctic Tern
London

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Wed 29 Jul 2020

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10:51 29/07
Little Tern
London
20:30 28/07

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Tue 28 Jul 2020

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08:40 28/07
Arctic Tern
London
27/07

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Mon 27 Jul 2020

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15:45 27/07
Little Tern
London
15:43

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Sat 09 May 2020

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13:10 09/05
Common Scoter
London
07:05

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Thu 30 Apr 2020

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12:08 30/04
Black-tailed Godwit
London
06:40

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Thu 16 Apr 2020

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21:50 16/04
Short-eared Owl
London

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Fri 10 Apr 2020

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11:56 10/04
Little Gull
London

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Sun 05 Apr 2020

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16:52 05/04
Black Redstart
London

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Thu 02 Apr 2020

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20:07 02/04
Dark-bellied Brent Goose
London

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Sun 22 Mar 2020

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08:46 22/03
Common Scoter
London

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Thu 19 Mar 2020

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19:23 19/03
Common Scoter
London
17:00

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16:18 19/03
Common Scoter
London
15:00

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Sun 15 Mar 2020

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15:26 15/03
Smew
London

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Sat 14 Mar 2020

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20:12 14/03
Smew
London

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Fri 13 Mar 2020

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08:50 13/03
Sand Martin
London

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Wed 11 Mar 2020

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19:38 11/03
Hooded Merganser
London

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Fri 28 Feb 2020

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15:06 28/02
Greater Scaup
London

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Tue 21 Jan 2020

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16:33 21/01
Greater Scaup
London

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Sun 19 Jan 2020

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10:23 19/01
Greater Scaup
London
10:19

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09:52 19/01
Smew
London
09:48

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Wed 01 Jan 2020

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17:18 01/01
Greater Scaup
London

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Sun 29 Dec 2019

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13:12 29/12
Smew
London

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Fri 06 Dec 2019

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15:40 06/12
Greater Scaup
London

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Sat 02 Nov 2019

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07:19 02/11
Hooded Merganser
London
01/11

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Fri 25 Oct 2019

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18:05 25/10
Rock Pipit
London
24/10

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Thu 24 Oct 2019

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11:50 24/10
Hooded Merganser
London

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08:01 24/10
Hooded Merganser
London

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Wed 23 Oct 2019

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14:28 23/10
Hooded Merganser
London
14:15

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Tue 22 Oct 2019

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14:05 22/10
Black Redstart
London

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11:59 22/10
Hooded Merganser
London

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Mon 21 Oct 2019

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15:44 21/10
Hooded Merganser
London

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Sat 19 Oct 2019

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12:48 19/10
Hooded Merganser
London
12:30

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08:42 19/10
Hooded Merganser
London

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Thu 17 Oct 2019

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10:30 17/10
Hooded Merganser
London

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Wed 16 Oct 2019

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21:29 16/10
Arctic Tern
London

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20:32 16/10
Hooded Merganser
London

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14:38 16/10
Hooded Merganser
London

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Tue 15 Oct 2019

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19:31 15/10
Hooded Merganser
London

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16:54 15/10
Hooded Merganser
London

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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19:13 24/09
Black Tern
London

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Sun 22 Sep 2019

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08:24 22/09
Great Egret
London
08:09

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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16:25 17/09
Hooded Merganser
London

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Mon 16 Sep 2019

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07:12 16/09
Hooded Merganser
London
15/09

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Sun 15 Sep 2019

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16:46 15/09
Hooded Merganser
London

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11:20 15/09
Hooded Merganser
London

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Sun 08 Sep 2019

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09:59 08/09
Little Stint
London

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Mon 26 Aug 2019

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08:06 26/08
Black Tern
London
25/08

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Sat 24 Aug 2019

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12:35 24/08
Pied Flycatcher
London
12:33

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08:45 24/08
Black Tern
London

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Sun 04 Aug 2019

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09:56 04/08
Ruddy Turnstone
London

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Sun 28 Jul 2019

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21:33 28/07
Sanderling
London

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Sun 30 Jun 2019

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11:29 30/06
Eurasian Stone-curlew
London

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Sat 29 Jun 2019

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21:31 29/06
Eurasian Stone-curlew
London
21:25

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Fri 28 Jun 2019

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09:24 28/06
Eurasian Stone-curlew
London

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Wed 15 May 2019

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16:23 15/05
Ruddy Turnstone
London

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Thu 09 May 2019

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18:50 09/05
Black Tern
London

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Tue 07 May 2019

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21:31 07/05
Black Tern
London
20:40

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Wed 24 Apr 2019

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10:14 24/04
Little Tern
London
06:45

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Tue 23 Apr 2019

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10:57 23/04
Ring Ouzel
London
09:00

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Mon 22 Apr 2019

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19:49 22/04
Black Tern
London

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Sat 20 Apr 2019

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15:54 20/04
Blue-headed Wagtail
London

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Fri 19 Apr 2019

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09:22 19/04
Black Tern
London
09:16

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07:37 19/04
Black Tern
London

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Mon 15 Apr 2019

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10:11 15/04
Smew
London

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Fri 12 Apr 2019

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20:05 12/04
White Stork
London
08:30

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16:51 12/04
Smew
London

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Wed 10 Apr 2019

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17:44 10/04
Common Scoter
London

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10:47 10/04
Smew
London

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