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Mon 13 Jul 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:46 13/07
Southern Migrant Hawker
Essex

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Tue 07 Jul 2020

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14:28 07/07
Southern Migrant Hawker
Essex

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Sat 04 Jul 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:55 04/07
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Fri 26 Jun 2020

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Date
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Time
19:40 26/06
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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Thu 28 May 2020

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Date
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Time
10:34 28/05
Garganey
Essex
12:15 27/05

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Mon 25 May 2020

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Time
13:00 25/05
Garganey
Essex
11:30

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Sun 24 May 2020

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Time
20:24 24/05
Garganey
Essex

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08:15 24/05
Garganey
Essex
23/05

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Sat 28 Mar 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:59 28/03
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Tue 24 Mar 2020

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Time
13:39 24/03
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Mon 23 Mar 2020

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Time
18:19 23/03
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Sun 22 Mar 2020

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Location
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Time
20:05 22/03
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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09:37 22/03
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Sat 21 Mar 2020

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Location
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Time
18:15 21/03
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Wed 18 Mar 2020

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Location
Site
Time
21:53 18/03
Water Pipit
Essex

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Wed 11 Mar 2020

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Date
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Time
14:20 11/03
Russian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Mon 09 Mar 2020

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Time
13:17 09/03
Russian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Sun 08 Mar 2020

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Date
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Time
19:55 08/03
Russian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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12:25 08/03
Russian White-fronted Goose
Essex
12:23

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Thu 05 Mar 2020

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Date
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Time
12:46 05/03
Russian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Wed 04 Mar 2020

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Date
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Time
13:02 04/03
Russian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Tue 03 Mar 2020

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Site
Time
16:41 03/03
Russian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Fri 14 Feb 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:32 14/02
Water Pipit
Essex

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Mon 13 Jan 2020

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Location
Site
Time
20:52 13/01
Water Pipit
Essex

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Sat 16 Nov 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:19 16/11
Green Sandpiper
Essex

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:09 09/10
Ring Ouzel
Essex

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Thu 26 Sep 2019

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Date
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Time
17:28 26/09
Whinchat
Essex

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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Time
11:51 25/09
Spotted Crake
Essex
11:25

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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Time
20:00 23/09
Whinchat
Essex

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17:13 23/09
Spotted Crake
Essex
17:08

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Sun 22 Sep 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
13:22 22/09
Spotted Crake
Essex

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10:25 22/09
Spotted Crake
Essex
10:22

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Sat 21 Sep 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:42 21/09
Spotted Crake
Essex
19:10

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13:46 21/09
Spotted Crake
Essex
11:15

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13:27 21/09
Spotted Crake
Essex

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Fri 20 Sep 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
20:28 20/09
Spotted Crake
Essex
19:05

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07:55 20/09
Spotted Crake
Essex

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Thu 19 Sep 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:27 19/09
Spotted Crake
Essex
19:25

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07:47 19/09
Spotted Crake
Essex
07:37

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Wed 18 Sep 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:04 18/09
Spotted Crake
Essex
15:05

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12:18 18/09
Spotted Crake
Essex

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:32 17/09
Spotted Crake
Essex

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Mon 16 Sep 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
07:28 16/09
Spotted Crake
Essex

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Sun 15 Sep 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:40 15/09
Spotted Crake
Essex

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07:10 15/09
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
14/09

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Tue 10 Sep 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:35 10/09
Whinchat
Essex

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Sat 31 Aug 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
17:15 31/08
Whinchat
Essex

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Fri 30 Aug 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:50 30/08
Whinchat
Essex

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14:24 30/08
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
14:15

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Thu 29 Aug 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:56 29/08
Whinchat
Essex

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Sat 24 Aug 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:20 24/08
Spotted Redshank
Essex

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11:58 24/08
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
08:05

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Tue 06 Aug 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:03 06/08
Garganey
Essex

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Mon 05 Aug 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:13 05/08
Garganey
Essex

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Sun 04 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:02 04/08
Garganey
Essex
03/08

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Fri 02 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:10 02/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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Fri 26 Jul 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:49 26/07
Garganey
Essex

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Tue 23 Jul 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
13:17 23/07
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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Sat 13 Jul 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
13:13 13/07
Garganey
Essex

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Thu 11 Jul 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:27 11/07
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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08:38 11/07
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
10/07

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Tue 09 Jul 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:15 09/07
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Sun 07 Jul 2019

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Site
Time
09:56 07/07
Garganey
Essex

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Fri 05 Jul 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:55 05/07
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
08:00

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Mon 01 Jul 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:34 01/07
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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13:34 01/07
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Sun 30 Jun 2019

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Location
Site
Time
18:07 30/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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07:18 30/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
29/06

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Wed 26 Jun 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
13:29 26/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Tue 25 Jun 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
18:46 25/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Mon 24 Jun 2019

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Time
14:38 24/06
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Essex

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07:16 24/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
23/06

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Sun 23 Jun 2019

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09:31 23/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
22/06

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Sat 22 Jun 2019

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Site
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09:41 22/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
21/06

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Fri 21 Jun 2019

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17:40 21/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Thu 20 Jun 2019

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14:44 20/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Wed 12 Jun 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
07:45 12/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
11/06

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Sun 09 Jun 2019

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11:31 09/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Wed 05 Jun 2019

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Date
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12:40 05/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Mon 03 Jun 2019

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Time
15:26 03/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Sat 01 Jun 2019

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13:07 01/06
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Thu 30 May 2019

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19:57 30/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Tue 28 May 2019

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13:07 28/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Sun 26 May 2019

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14:57 26/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Fri 24 May 2019

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22:03 24/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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14:11 24/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Wed 22 May 2019

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13:39 22/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Tue 21 May 2019

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14:43 21/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
12:00

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Sun 19 May 2019

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Time
11:54 19/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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09:25 19/05
Wryneck
Essex
18/05

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Sat 18 May 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
20:04 18/05
Ring-necked Duck
Essex

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10:43 18/05
Ring-necked Duck
Essex

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Fri 17 May 2019

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Time
22:16 17/05
Ring-necked Duck
Essex

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Thu 16 May 2019

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14:09 16/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Tue 14 May 2019

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Site
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19:09 14/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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Thu 09 May 2019

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13:01 09/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Tue 07 May 2019

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13:25 07/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Mon 06 May 2019

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13:16 06/05
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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07:14 06/05
Ring-necked Duck
Essex

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Sun 05 May 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
19:25 05/05
Ring-necked Duck
Essex
14:00

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