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Mon 30 Oct 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:27 30/10
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 29 Oct 2017

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22:47 29/10
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Tue 24 Oct 2017

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16:33 24/10
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 15 Oct 2017

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10:24 15/10
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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16:43 06/10
Western Cattle Egret
Staffordshire

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Thu 05 Oct 2017

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15:37 05/10
Western Cattle Egret
Staffordshire
15:20

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Sun 20 Aug 2017

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16:24 20/08
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Fri 14 Apr 2017

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11:42 14/04
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 09 Apr 2017

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18:58 09/04
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Fri 07 Apr 2017

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16:32 07/04
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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11:04 07/04
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Fri 31 Mar 2017

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16:37 31/03
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 05 Mar 2017

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Time
17:04 05/03
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 12 Feb 2017

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17:14 12/02
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Thu 19 Jan 2017

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10:23 19/01
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire
18/01

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Tue 17 Jan 2017

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19:24 17/01
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Thu 15 Dec 2016

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20:38 15/12
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Tue 13 Dec 2016

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16:27 13/12
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Sat 24 Sep 2016

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16:14 24/09
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sat 27 Feb 2016

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17:37 27/02
Bewick's Swan
Staffordshire

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Thu 11 Dec 2014

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09:26 11/12
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire
10/12

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Sun 20 Apr 2014

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22:06 20/04
Arctic Tern
Staffordshire
17:40

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Fri 04 Apr 2014

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17:23 04/04
Common Scoter
Staffordshire
16:50

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Sat 09 Nov 2013

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22:54 09/11
Eurasian Bittern
Staffordshire
11:45

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Fri 12 Oct 2012

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19:28 12/10
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Mon 18 Jun 2012

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07:55 18/06
Short-eared Owl
Staffordshire
07:00

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Sat 02 Apr 2011

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15:17 02/04
Western Osprey
Staffordshire
15:07

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Sat 27 Nov 2010

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22:18 27/11
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Fri 26 Nov 2010

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20:37 26/11
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Thu 25 Nov 2010

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18:22 25/11
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire
14:30

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Sun 05 Sep 2010

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Time
16:42 05/09
Mandarin Duck
Staffordshire

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Sat 28 Aug 2010

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Time
16:55 28/08
Common Redstart
Staffordshire
11:00

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Sat 22 May 2010

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09:25 22/05
Snow Goose
Staffordshire

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Sun 14 Mar 2010

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09:37 14/03
Little Ringed Plover
Staffordshire

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Sat 13 Mar 2010

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16:03 13/03
Little Ringed Plover
Staffordshire

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14:27 13/03
Little Egret
Staffordshire
12:00

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Thu 11 Feb 2010

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Date
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Time
15:15 11/02
Pink-footed Goose
Staffordshire

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Wed 30 Dec 2009

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16:55 30/12
Eurasian Bittern
Staffordshire
15:15

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Tue 01 Dec 2009

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Date
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08:00 01/12
Ring-necked Duck
Staffordshire
29/11

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Tue 03 Nov 2009

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16:58 03/11
Bewick's Swan
Staffordshire
16:25

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16:21 03/11
Bewick's Swan
Staffordshire

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Sat 10 Oct 2009

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15:09 10/10
Mandarin Duck
Staffordshire

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Wed 07 Oct 2009

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17:08 07/10
Red-crested Pochard
Staffordshire

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Tue 06 Oct 2009

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16:23 06/10
Red-crested Pochard
Staffordshire

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Mon 14 Sep 2009

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20:59 14/09
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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17:23 14/09
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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Tue 11 Aug 2009

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15:44 11/08
Common Redstart
Staffordshire
15:00

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Mon 20 Jul 2009

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16:38 20/07
Red-crested Pochard
Staffordshire

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Sat 07 Feb 2009

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16:23 07/02
Greenland White-fronted Goose
Staffordshire
15:25

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Tue 02 Dec 2008

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17:41 02/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Mon 01 Dec 2008

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13:24 01/12
Smew
Staffordshire
12:30

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Sun 30 Nov 2008

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11:51 30/11
Smew
Staffordshire

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Sat 29 Nov 2008

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13:39 29/11
Smew
Staffordshire
13:20

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Fri 28 Nov 2008

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19:44 28/11
Smew
Staffordshire

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Thu 27 Nov 2008

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15:12 27/11
Smew
Staffordshire

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Sun 16 Nov 2008

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12:12 16/11
Firecrest
Staffordshire

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Sun 09 Nov 2008

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13:50 09/11
Waxwing
Staffordshire
08:30

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Sat 02 Aug 2008

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17:20 02/08
Wood Sandpiper
Staffordshire

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12:42 02/08
Wood Sandpiper
Staffordshire

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Fri 01 Aug 2008

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18:21 01/08
Wood Sandpiper
Staffordshire
17:25

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Tue 11 Mar 2008

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18:06 11/03
Firecrest
Staffordshire
13:30

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Sun 03 Feb 2008

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20:27 03/02
Firecrest
Staffordshire
09:00

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Sun 06 Jan 2008

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20:07 06/01
Hooded Merganser
Staffordshire
14:45

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Sat 26 May 2007

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11:24 26/05
Falcated Duck
Staffordshire

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Fri 01 Sep 2006

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12:18 01/09
Common Redstart
Staffordshire

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Sun 04 Jun 2006

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16:20 04/06
Slavonian Grebe
Staffordshire

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Sat 03 Jun 2006

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14:25 03/06
Slavonian Grebe
Staffordshire
13:15

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11:21 03/06
Slavonian Grebe
Staffordshire

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Fri 02 Jun 2006

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09:24 02/06
Slavonian Grebe
Staffordshire
08:30

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Thu 01 Jun 2006

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20:32 01/06
Slavonian Grebe
Staffordshire

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Wed 31 May 2006

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17:33 31/05
Slavonian Grebe
Staffordshire

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Fri 19 May 2006

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19:13 19/05
Slavonian Grebe
Staffordshire
18:41

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Wed 24 Nov 2004

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21:15 24/11
Wood Duck
Staffordshire

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Wed 08 Sep 2004

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15:20 08/09
Western Osprey
Staffordshire
14:30

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Wed 04 Aug 2004

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20:46 04/08
Little Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 18 Jan 2004

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16:57 18/01
Whooper Swan
Staffordshire
11:00

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Fri 25 Apr 2003

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19:26 25/04
Western Osprey
Staffordshire
19:00

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Wed 25 Sep 2002

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21:53 25/09
Little Owl
Staffordshire
14:30

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Thu 19 Sep 2002

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22:31 19/09
Spotted Flycatcher
Staffordshire
13:30

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22:31 19/09
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Staffordshire
13:30

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Wed 18 Sep 2002

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21:37 18/09
Peregrine Falcon
Staffordshire
14:00

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