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Tue 19 Apr 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:37 19/04
Hoopoe
Essex

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Fri 07 Jan 2022

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Location
Site
Time
22:23 07/01
Little Auk
Essex
13:15

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Wed 05 Jan 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:56 05/01
Black Redstart
Essex
15:20 04/01

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Fri 05 Nov 2021

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Date
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Site
Time
19:00 05/11
Black-throated Diver
Essex
14:45

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Wed 27 Oct 2021

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Time
09:29 27/10
Snow Bunting
Essex
08:30

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Tue 26 Oct 2021

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Time
15:39 26/10
Snow Bunting
Essex
15:35

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09:00 26/10
Snow Bunting
Essex
08:53

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Mon 25 Oct 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
16:19 25/10
Snow Bunting
Essex
16:13

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14:50 25/10
Snow Bunting
Essex
10:00

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Sun 24 Oct 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:27 24/10
Snow Bunting
Essex

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Sat 23 Oct 2021

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Site
Time
19:05 23/10
Snow Bunting
Essex
10:30

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Mon 04 Oct 2021

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Time
18:23 04/10
European Honey Buzzard
Essex

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Mon 30 Aug 2021

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Site
Time
21:21 30/08
Pied Flycatcher
Essex

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16:49 30/08
Black Tern
Essex
16:42

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Sun 04 Apr 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:12 04/04
Garden Warbler
Essex
10:00 03/04

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Sun 24 Jan 2021

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Site
Time
17:16 24/01
Black Redstart
Essex

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11:32 24/01
Black Redstart
Essex
10:30 23/01

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Sat 23 Jan 2021

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Time
15:46 23/01
Black Redstart
Essex
08:45

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14:36 23/01
Black Redstart
Essex
11:45

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Tue 19 Jan 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:02 19/01
Black Redstart
Essex

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Sun 17 Jan 2021

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Location
Site
Time
10:37 17/01
Black Redstart
Essex
10:23

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Fri 15 Jan 2021

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Site
Time
19:35 15/01
Black Redstart
Essex
12:55

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Sun 10 Jan 2021

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Species
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Site
Time
13:19 10/01
Black Redstart
Essex

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Sat 09 Jan 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:20 09/01
Black Redstart
Essex

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Thu 07 Jan 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:31 07/01
Black Redstart
Essex
06/01

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Tue 05 Jan 2021

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Site
Time
20:22 05/01
Twite
Essex
14:15

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Sun 03 Jan 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:22 03/01
Black Redstart
Essex
12:20

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Sat 02 Jan 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:43 02/01
Black Redstart
Essex

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Fri 01 Jan 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:35 01/01
Black Redstart
Essex

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Tue 15 Dec 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:25 15/12
Black Redstart
Essex
10:00

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Sun 13 Dec 2020

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Date
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Site
Time
16:09 13/12
Black Redstart
Essex

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08:08 13/12
Black Redstart
Essex
10:50 12/12

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Sat 12 Dec 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:34 12/12
Black Redstart
Essex
08:00 11/12

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Thu 10 Dec 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:26 10/12
Black Redstart
Essex
11:50

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Wed 09 Dec 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:04 09/12
Black Redstart
Essex

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Tue 08 Dec 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:29 08/12
Black Redstart
Essex
15:10

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12:36 08/12
Black Redstart
Essex
06/12

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Sun 27 Sep 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:27 27/09
Pomarine Skua
Essex

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Sun 16 Aug 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:53 16/08
European Honey Buzzard
Essex
11:35

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Tue 24 Dec 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:54 24/12
Red-necked Grebe
Essex

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Fri 01 Nov 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:39 01/11
Long-tailed Duck
Essex
14:15 31/10

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Sat 19 Jan 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:23 19/01
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Sun 06 Jan 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:23 06/01
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Sun 25 Nov 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:25 25/11
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Sun 28 Oct 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:40 28/10
Leach's Storm Petrel
Essex

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Sun 17 Jun 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:21 17/06
Black-winged Kite
Essex
17:36

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Fri 13 Apr 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:03 13/04
Waxwing
Essex

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Thu 12 Apr 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:15 12/04
Waxwing
Essex
10:15

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Wed 11 Apr 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:41 11/04
Waxwing
Essex
09:30

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07:24 11/04
Waxwing
Essex
19:15 10/04

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Tue 10 Apr 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:24 10/04
Waxwing
Essex
17:15

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14:58 10/04
Waxwing
Essex
11:25

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13:04 10/04
Waxwing
Essex
10:30

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Mon 09 Apr 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:31 09/04
Waxwing
Essex
16:32

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Wed 28 Mar 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:48 28/03
Waxwing
Essex
18:15 27/03

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Fri 09 Mar 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:24 09/03
Franklin's Gull
Essex
16:10

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Thu 15 Feb 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:23 15/02
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Sun 04 Feb 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:52 04/02
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Sat 03 Feb 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:23 03/02
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Wed 20 Dec 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:55 20/12
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Wed 20 Sep 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:10 20/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Sat 17 Jun 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:47 17/06
Western Cattle Egret
Essex

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Tue 04 Apr 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:38 04/04
Caspian Gull
Essex

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Sat 28 Jan 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:22 28/01
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Thu 26 Jan 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:06 26/01
Long-tailed Duck
Essex

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Wed 18 Jan 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:44 18/01
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Sun 27 Nov 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
23:26 27/11
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Wed 16 Nov 2016

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Site
Time
16:58 16/11
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Mon 12 Sep 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:21 12/09
Western Osprey
Essex
09:20

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Mon 22 Feb 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:37 22/02
Firecrest
Essex

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Sat 20 Feb 2016

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Site
Time
20:57 20/02
Firecrest
Essex

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Thu 18 Feb 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:53 18/02
Firecrest
Essex

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Wed 17 Feb 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:00 17/02
Firecrest
Essex

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Tue 16 Feb 2016

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Date
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Site
Time
14:44 16/02
Firecrest
Essex

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Fri 04 Sep 2015

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:43 04/09
Black Redstart
Essex

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Sun 22 Mar 2015

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Date
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Site
Time
20:09 22/03
Black Redstart
Essex
14:00

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Wed 11 Feb 2015

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Date
Species
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Site
Time
22:34 11/02
European Shag
Essex

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Sun 08 Feb 2015

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Time
14:05 08/02
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Fri 06 Feb 2015

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:14 06/02
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Wed 21 Jan 2015

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:26 21/01
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Thu 01 Jan 2015

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Date
Species
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Site
Time
10:30 01/01
Pomarine Skua
Essex

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Thu 20 Nov 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:33 20/11
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Sat 01 Feb 2014

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Site
Time
21:47 01/02
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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13:54 01/02
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Fri 31 Jan 2014

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Time
22:08 31/01
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Thu 16 Jan 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:10 16/01
Black-throated Diver
Essex
11:10

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Sat 04 Jan 2014

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Date
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Site
Time
22:54 04/01
Iceland Gull
Essex

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Fri 11 Oct 2013

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:08 11/10
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Sun 28 Jul 2013

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Date
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Location
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Time
20:36 28/07
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex
16:00

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16:09 28/07
Mediterranean Gull
Essex
10:30

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Sun 14 Apr 2013

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:00 14/04
Waxwing
Essex
17:30

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Sat 30 Mar 2013

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:29 30/03
Waxwing
Essex
18:30

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19:01 30/03
Waxwing
Essex
12:30

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Fri 29 Mar 2013

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Site
Time
19:52 29/03
Waxwing
Essex

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19:19 29/03
Waxwing
Essex
17:15

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Thu 28 Mar 2013

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Date
Species
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Site
Time
22:15 28/03
Waxwing
Essex
16:00

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14:09 28/03
Waxwing
Essex
13:25

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Wed 27 Mar 2013

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Date
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Site
Time
13:13 27/03
Waxwing
Essex
12:40

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Sat 23 Mar 2013

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Time
16:02 23/03
Waxwing
Essex
15:20

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Sat 16 Mar 2013

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Date
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Site
Time
14:43 16/03
Waxwing
Essex
10:00

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