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Thu 12 Mar 2015

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Date
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Site
Time
16:05 12/03
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Essex

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Thu 25 Dec 2014

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22:44 25/12
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Essex

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Sun 09 Nov 2014

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21:42 09/11
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Sun 02 Nov 2014

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22:22 02/11
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Thu 30 Oct 2014

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19:58 30/10
Water Pipit
Essex

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Sun 26 Oct 2014

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17:02 26/10
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Thu 16 Oct 2014

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17:58 16/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex

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Wed 15 Oct 2014

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Time
20:55 15/10
Ring Ouzel
Essex

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16:08 15/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex

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Sun 12 Oct 2014

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Time
19:50 12/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Fri 10 Oct 2014

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Time
14:22 10/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Tue 23 Sep 2014

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Time
21:29 23/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Wed 17 Sep 2014

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Location
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Time
22:34 17/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Tue 16 Sep 2014

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Time
21:32 16/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Wed 10 Sep 2014

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22:32 10/09
Whinchat
Essex

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Wed 11 Jun 2014

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Time
11:34 11/06
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Essex
11:26

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Wed 19 Mar 2014

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22:23 19/03
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Sat 01 Mar 2014

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Time
17:24 01/03
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Sun 05 Jan 2014

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Location
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Time
20:07 05/01
Shore Lark
Essex

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Sun 22 Dec 2013

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Time
20:52 22/12
Smew
Essex

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Sun 13 Oct 2013

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15:40 13/10
Ring Ouzel
Essex

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Thu 26 Sep 2013

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Time
18:14 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex
16:00

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11:54 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex

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10:12 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex
09:30

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Wed 25 Sep 2013

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15:47 25/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex

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12:52 25/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex

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Sun 08 Sep 2013

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Time
22:09 08/09
Western Osprey
Essex

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22:07 08/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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15:41 08/09
Western Osprey
Essex
11:15

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Thu 05 Sep 2013

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Time
14:15 05/09
Red-backed Shrike
Essex
12:00

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08:11 05/09
Red-backed Shrike
Essex

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08:10 05/09
Red-backed Shrike
Essex
19:00 04/09

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Tue 03 Sep 2013

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Date
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Time
15:12 03/09
Red-backed Shrike
Essex

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Sun 01 Sep 2013

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Time
12:37 01/09
Red-backed Shrike
Essex
12:30

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09:04 01/09
Red-backed Shrike
Essex

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08:06 01/09
Red-backed Shrike
Essex
18:20 31/08

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Wed 28 Aug 2013

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Time
18:45 28/08
Red-backed Shrike
Essex

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Wed 05 Jun 2013

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Time
09:15 05/06
European Bee-eater
Essex
08:56

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Sun 26 May 2013

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Time
15:13 26/05
Montagu's Harrier
Essex

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Sun 21 Apr 2013

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Time
19:14 21/04
Northern Goshawk
Essex

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Tue 16 Apr 2013

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Time
16:59 16/04
Black Redstart
Essex
10:30

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Sun 14 Apr 2013

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Date
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Time
19:02 14/04
Firecrest
Essex

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Wed 10 Apr 2013

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Date
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Time
20:16 10/04
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Wed 06 Mar 2013

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Date
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Time
18:21 06/03
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Essex

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Sun 27 Jan 2013

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Date
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Site
Time
19:17 27/01
Hen Harrier
Essex
17:15

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Sun 13 Jan 2013

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Time
19:30 13/01
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Sun 30 Dec 2012

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Time
17:21 30/12
Hen Harrier
Essex
16:00

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Wed 19 Dec 2012

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:15 19/12
Hen Harrier
Essex
15:15

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Mon 17 Dec 2012

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Time
17:50 17/12
Hen Harrier
Essex
16:00

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Wed 05 Dec 2012

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Date
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Time
12:28 05/12
Waxwing
Essex
12:00

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Sun 02 Dec 2012

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Date
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Time
17:56 02/12
Greater Scaup
Essex

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Thu 15 Nov 2012

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Time
19:27 15/11
Hen Harrier
Essex

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12:02 15/11
Waxwing
Essex

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Wed 14 Nov 2012

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Date
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Time
22:12 14/11
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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09:31 14/11
Waxwing
Essex

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Tue 13 Nov 2012

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Time
12:27 13/11
Waxwing
Essex

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Sun 11 Nov 2012

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Time
20:52 11/11
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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Tue 06 Nov 2012

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Date
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Time
17:14 06/11
Rough-legged Buzzard
Essex
12:00

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Mon 05 Nov 2012

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Time
18:13 05/11
Little Auk
Essex

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Wed 31 Oct 2012

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Time
18:56 31/10
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Thu 25 Oct 2012

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22:09 25/10
Black Redstart
Essex

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Mon 22 Oct 2012

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12:21 22/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex
12:15

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Sun 21 Oct 2012

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12:28 21/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex

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Sat 20 Oct 2012

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10:48 20/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex

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Fri 19 Oct 2012

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Time
10:20 19/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex

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Wed 17 Oct 2012

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09:08 17/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex

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Mon 08 Oct 2012

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14:27 08/10
Firecrest
Essex

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Sun 07 Oct 2012

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19:08 07/10
Firecrest
Essex

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Thu 20 Sep 2012

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16:28 20/09
Western Osprey
Essex
16:20

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Wed 22 Aug 2012

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18:36 22/08
Common Redstart
Essex
16:15

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Tue 21 Aug 2012

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18:58 21/08
Tawny Pipit
Essex

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14:40 21/08
Tawny Pipit
Essex

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Sun 19 Aug 2012

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12:47 19/08
Barred Warbler
Essex

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Wed 25 Jul 2012

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16:02 25/07
Western Osprey
Essex

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Sun 06 May 2012

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16:23 06/05
Western Osprey
Essex
16:05

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Wed 15 Feb 2012

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15:13 15/02
Red-breasted Goose
Essex

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10:48 15/02
Red-breasted Goose
Essex

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Sun 12 Feb 2012

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Time
16:11 12/02
Red-breasted Goose
Essex
16:05

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10:17 12/02
Red-breasted Goose
Essex

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Tue 24 Jan 2012

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Time
13:37 24/01
Short-toed Treecreeper
Essex

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11:34 24/01
Short-toed Treecreeper
Essex

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Sun 22 Jan 2012

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15:58 22/01
Short-toed Treecreeper
Essex

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Wed 18 Jan 2012

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18:51 18/01
Iceland Gull
Essex
10:50

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Mon 21 Nov 2011

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09:28 21/11
Snow Bunting
Essex
15:00 20/11

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Wed 16 Nov 2011

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17:04 16/11
Ring Ouzel
Essex

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Mon 24 Oct 2011

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Time
18:06 24/10
Richard's Pipit
Essex
09:16

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10:16 24/10
Richard's Pipit
Essex

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Thu 20 Oct 2011

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Time
11:03 20/10
Rough-legged Buzzard
Essex

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Sun 16 Oct 2011

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15:52 16/10
Pallas's Warbler
Essex
14:00

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13:21 16/10
Pallas's Warbler
Essex
13:00

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10:09 16/10
Pallas's Warbler
Essex

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Fri 14 Oct 2011

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10:06 14/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Essex

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Sun 11 Sep 2011

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Time
13:17 11/09
Western Osprey
Essex

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Mon 07 Mar 2011

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16:08 07/03
Purple Sandpiper
Essex

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Sun 02 Jan 2011

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Date
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Time
14:21 02/01
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Essex

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Wed 22 Sep 2010

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11:24 22/09
Sooty Shearwater
Essex

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Wed 12 May 2010

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12:00 12/05
Firecrest
Essex
11:57

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Sun 25 Oct 2009

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09:16 25/10
Firecrest
Essex

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Mon 08 Jun 2009

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19:58 08/06
Common Rosefinch
Essex
15:30

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18:53 08/06
Common Rosefinch
Essex
15:00

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