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Sun 31 Dec 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:06 31/12
Glaucous Gull
Essex
12:30

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Fri 08 Dec 2017

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15:23 08/12
Forster's Tern
Essex
15:20

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13:49 08/12
Forster's Tern
Essex
11:30

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Sun 03 Dec 2017

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Date
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13:57 03/12
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Mon 20 Nov 2017

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10:53 20/11
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Tue 14 Nov 2017

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Time
09:42 14/11
Slavonian Grebe
Essex
13/11

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Wed 08 Nov 2017

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Time
14:48 08/11
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Sat 03 Jun 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:29 03/06
Western Osprey
Essex

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Fri 24 Mar 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:35 24/03
Black Redstart
Essex

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Thu 09 Mar 2017

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Date
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Time
13:01 09/03
Black Brant
Essex
12:50

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Tue 07 Mar 2017

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Time
11:19 07/03
Black Brant
Essex

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Sun 05 Mar 2017

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Time
10:10 05/03
Black Brant
Essex
09:45

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Sat 04 Mar 2017

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Time
15:59 04/03
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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08:24 04/03
Black Brant
Essex

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Mon 27 Feb 2017

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Time
13:30 27/02
Black Brant
Essex
12:00

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Sun 26 Feb 2017

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Time
09:51 26/02
Black Brant
Essex
09:00

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Sat 25 Feb 2017

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Time
08:22 25/02
Black Brant
Essex
08:22

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Tue 21 Feb 2017

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Time
16:56 21/02
Greater Scaup
Essex

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Sat 11 Feb 2017

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Time
19:40 11/02
Black Brant
Essex

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Wed 08 Feb 2017

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Time
22:05 08/02
Black Brant
Essex

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Sun 05 Feb 2017

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22:09 05/02
Glossy Ibis
Essex

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12:29 05/02
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Sun 29 Jan 2017

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Date
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Time
18:23 29/01
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Essex

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Sat 28 Jan 2017

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08:22 28/01
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Essex

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Sat 21 Jan 2017

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14:32 21/01
Great Northern Diver
Essex
12:00

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Thu 19 Jan 2017

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Time
18:39 19/01
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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09:38 19/01
Black Brant
Essex

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Wed 18 Jan 2017

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Time
10:25 18/01
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Sun 15 Jan 2017

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Date
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Time
17:51 15/01
Lapland Bunting
Essex
14:30

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10:45 15/01
Black Brant
Essex

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Sat 14 Jan 2017

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Date
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Site
Time
13:45 14/01
Glossy Ibis
Essex
12/01

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Tue 10 Jan 2017

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14:54 10/01
Glossy Ibis
Essex
14:35

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Sun 01 Jan 2017

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Date
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Time
10:04 01/01
Lapland Bunting
Essex
09:30

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Fri 09 Dec 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:58 09/12
Dark-eyed Junco
Essex

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10:18 09/12
Dark-eyed Junco
Essex

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08:39 09/12
Dark-eyed Junco
Essex

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Thu 08 Dec 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:12 08/12
Dark-eyed Junco
Essex

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16:39 08/12
Dark-eyed Junco
Essex

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Sun 20 Nov 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:42 20/11
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Sat 12 Nov 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:23 12/11
Black Brant
Essex
15:00

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Fri 11 Nov 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:28 11/11
Black Brant
Essex

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Thu 10 Nov 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:32 10/11
Black Brant
Essex

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Tue 08 Nov 2016

Rarity
Date
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Site
Time
15:27 08/11
Velvet Scoter
Essex

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13:55 08/11
Lapland Bunting
Essex

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Mon 07 Nov 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:03 07/11
Lapland Bunting
Essex

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Wed 19 Oct 2016

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:39 19/10
Black Redstart
Essex

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Sun 09 Oct 2016

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Time
13:58 09/10
Black Brant
Essex
13:35

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Fri 07 Oct 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:47 07/10
Black Brant
Essex

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Thu 31 Mar 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:58 31/03
Black Brant
Essex

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Sun 13 Mar 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:53 13/03
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Sun 06 Mar 2016

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:55 06/03
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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10:26 06/03
Black Brant
Essex
10:25

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Sun 07 Feb 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:10 07/02
Arctic Skua
Essex

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Wed 27 Jan 2016

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
07:47 27/01
Black Brant
Essex
26/01

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Mon 25 Jan 2016

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:40 25/01
Slavonian Grebe
Essex
24/01

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16:34 25/01
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Sun 03 Jan 2016

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Date
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Site
Time
11:13 03/01
Black Brant
Essex

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Mon 21 Dec 2015

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Site
Time
17:37 21/12
Black Brant
Essex

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Sat 19 Dec 2015

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:52 19/12
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Wed 16 Dec 2015

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Date
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Site
Time
22:50 16/12
Black Brant
Essex

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12:12 16/12
Black Brant
Essex
10:00

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Mon 14 Dec 2015

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Time
22:08 14/12
Black Brant
Essex

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Thu 12 Nov 2015

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Time
16:07 12/11
Black Brant
Essex
08:30

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Sun 08 Nov 2015

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Time
16:13 08/11
Black Brant
Essex
10:00

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Sat 31 Oct 2015

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:59 31/10
Black Brant
Essex
29/10

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Sun 01 Feb 2015

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:30 01/02
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Wed 21 Jan 2015

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Date
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Site
Time
17:55 21/01
Black Brant
Essex

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Sun 18 Jan 2015

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Site
Time
12:56 18/01
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Fri 09 Jan 2015

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Site
Time
14:12 09/01
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Sun 21 Dec 2014

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Date
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Site
Time
18:02 21/12
Black Brant
Essex

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Sun 07 Dec 2014

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Date
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Site
Time
17:40 07/12
Black Brant
Essex

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Thu 27 Nov 2014

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Date
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Site
Time
13:56 27/11
Black Brant
Essex

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Tue 25 Nov 2014

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Date
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Site
Time
16:55 25/11
Black Brant
Essex

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Sun 23 Nov 2014

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Time
10:23 23/11
Black Brant
Essex

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Sat 22 Nov 2014

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13:10 22/11
Black Brant
Essex

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Thu 11 Sep 2014

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Time
21:35 11/09
Great Egret
Essex

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19:01 11/09
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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Sun 25 May 2014

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Time
09:38 25/05
European Turtle Dove
Essex

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Fri 16 May 2014

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Time
22:11 16/05
European Turtle Dove
Essex

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Wed 19 Feb 2014

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Time
10:43 19/02
Black-throated Diver
Essex
10:00

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Tue 04 Feb 2014

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Date
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18:25 04/02
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Sat 25 Jan 2014

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15:29 25/01
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Mon 20 Jan 2014

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12:24 20/01
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Sun 19 Jan 2014

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21:56 19/01
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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12:21 19/01
Slavonian Grebe
Essex
09:40

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Sat 18 Jan 2014

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22:05 18/01
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Tue 17 Dec 2013

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Time
22:13 17/12
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Sun 15 Dec 2013

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Date
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Site
Time
20:03 15/12
Long-tailed Duck
Essex

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Sat 14 Dec 2013

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Site
Time
17:20 14/12
Long-tailed Duck
Essex

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Mon 09 Dec 2013

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13:34 09/12
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Sun 08 Dec 2013

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22:52 08/12
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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10:04 08/12
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Wed 04 Dec 2013

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14:20 04/12
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Tue 03 Dec 2013

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Date
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16:04 03/12
Long-tailed Duck
Essex

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Sun 01 Dec 2013

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08:25 01/12
Long-tailed Duck
Essex
08:20

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Sat 23 Nov 2013

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18:06 23/11
Twite
Essex

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16:35 23/11
Long-tailed Duck
Essex
12:00

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Wed 13 Nov 2013

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Date
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14:16 13/11
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Mon 20 May 2013

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09:44 20/05
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Mon 22 Apr 2013

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Site
Time
08:18 22/04
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
08:00

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