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Sat 15 Dec 2012

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Time
15:58 15/12
Waxwing
South Yorkshire

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Fri 14 Sep 2012

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19:54 14/09
Western Osprey
South Yorkshire
09:00

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Fri 11 May 2012

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19:52 11/05
Western Osprey
South Yorkshire
16:30

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Sun 25 Mar 2012

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11:39 25/03
African Sacred Ibis
South Yorkshire
11:00

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Sat 24 Mar 2012

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18:25 24/03
African Sacred Ibis
South Yorkshire
18:00

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Tue 01 Nov 2011

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16:46 01/11
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
14:05

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Sun 30 Oct 2011

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17:03 30/10
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
15:45

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16:32 30/10
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
16:30

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Fri 28 Oct 2011

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16:06 28/10
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
15:56

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Mon 24 Oct 2011

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08:50 24/10
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
23/10

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Mon 26 Sep 2011

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18:31 26/09
Jack Snipe
South Yorkshire
16:15

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Tue 30 Aug 2011

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20:54 30/08
Spotted Redshank
South Yorkshire

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Sat 13 Aug 2011

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20:09 13/08
Greenshank
South Yorkshire
19:00

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Wed 27 Jul 2011

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13:38 27/07
Greenshank
South Yorkshire

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Fri 15 Jul 2011

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20:02 15/07
Green Sandpiper
South Yorkshire
18:30

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Thu 30 Jun 2011

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20:22 30/06
Green Sandpiper
South Yorkshire
19:00

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Wed 29 Jun 2011

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14:55 29/06
Green Sandpiper
South Yorkshire

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Tue 28 Jun 2011

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20:54 28/06
Eurasian Hobby
South Yorkshire
19:30

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Fri 10 Jun 2011

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15:26 10/06
Green Sandpiper
South Yorkshire
15:00

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Mon 18 Apr 2011

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20:00 18/04
Black Tern
South Yorkshire
19:00

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Tue 01 Mar 2011

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16:05 01/03
Waxwing
South Yorkshire
14:30

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Sun 13 Feb 2011

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12:06 13/02
Mealy Redpoll
South Yorkshire
10:30

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Thu 23 Dec 2010

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11:22 23/12
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire

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Mon 13 Dec 2010

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10:52 13/12
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire

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Thu 09 Sep 2010

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20:08 09/09
Green Sandpiper
South Yorkshire

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Sat 28 Aug 2010

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13:10 28/08
Eurasian Hobby
South Yorkshire

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Thu 19 Aug 2010

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20:21 19/08
Western Marsh Harrier
South Yorkshire
14:00

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Tue 16 Mar 2010

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09:49 16/03
Garganey
South Yorkshire

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Thu 25 Feb 2010

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11:42 25/02
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire
09:30

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Tue 23 Feb 2010

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20:15 23/02
Bewick's Swan
South Yorkshire
12:30

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Sat 20 Feb 2010

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13:50 20/02
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire
10:15

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Fri 19 Feb 2010

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10:57 19/02
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire

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Tue 09 Feb 2010

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11:34 09/02
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire
09:00

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Fri 01 Jan 2010

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15:32 01/01
Water Rail
South Yorkshire
11:00

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Sat 26 Dec 2009

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11:31 26/12
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire

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Thu 24 Sep 2009

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11:48 24/09
Western Osprey
South Yorkshire
11:20

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Wed 01 Jul 2009

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12:53 01/07
Common Redstart
South Yorkshire
09:45

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Mon 06 Apr 2009

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14:27 06/04
Little Gull
South Yorkshire

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Sat 28 Feb 2009

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21:14 28/02
Common Redpoll
South Yorkshire
14:00

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Thu 01 May 2008

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12:25 01/05
Grasshopper Warbler
South Yorkshire
08:00

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Tue 28 Aug 2007

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20:57 28/08
Little Egret
South Yorkshire
15:00

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Fri 17 Aug 2007

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Time
17:05 17/08
Little Egret
South Yorkshire

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Sun 24 Jun 2007

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11:54 24/06
Ruddy Duck
South Yorkshire
10:10

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Sat 19 May 2007

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08:35 19/05
Common Quail
South Yorkshire
06:40

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Wed 26 Jul 2006

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14:57 26/07
Eurasian Hobby
South Yorkshire
13:00

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Wed 26 Apr 2006

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16:53 26/04
Sedge Warbler
South Yorkshire
12:00

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Wed 12 Apr 2006

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16:36 12/04
Black-necked Grebe
South Yorkshire
15:40

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12:51 12/04
Black-necked Grebe
South Yorkshire

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09:00 12/04
Black-necked Grebe
South Yorkshire
07:30

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Tue 11 Apr 2006

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16:00 11/04
Black-necked Grebe
South Yorkshire

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Sun 01 Jan 2006

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12:09 01/01
Little Egret
South Yorkshire

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Tue 13 Sep 2005

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22:39 13/09
Garganey
South Yorkshire
15:00

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Mon 05 Sep 2005

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20:02 05/09
Garganey
South Yorkshire
15:00

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Fri 02 Sep 2005

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17:54 02/09
Garganey
South Yorkshire
16:45

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Sun 10 Apr 2005

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21:36 10/04
Common Redstart
South Yorkshire
19:30

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Thu 24 Mar 2005

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21:11 24/03
Willow Warbler
South Yorkshire
14:00

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Sat 02 Oct 2004

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16:37 02/10
Peregrine Falcon
South Yorkshire
12:10

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Sun 23 May 2004

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18:31 23/05
Red-footed Falcon
South Yorkshire
17:00

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Mon 22 Dec 2003

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22:07 22/12
Mandarin Duck
South Yorkshire
13:00

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Wed 23 Jul 2003

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11:47 23/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire

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Tue 22 Jul 2003

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18:18 22/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
18:00

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08:44 22/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
08:30

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Mon 21 Jul 2003

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16:57 21/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire

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10:34 21/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
10:10

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09:26 21/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
08:55

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08:15 21/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
07:30

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Sun 20 Jul 2003

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20:10 20/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
20:04

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18:04 20/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
17:30

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16:38 20/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
16:31

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14:57 20/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
13:30

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09:51 20/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
09:25

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08:50 20/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
08:40

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Sat 19 Jul 2003

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18:12 19/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
17:30

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13:24 19/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
13:00

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12:48 19/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
12:00

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11:08 19/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
10:30

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09:52 19/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
09:28

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09:22 19/07
Great Egret
South Yorkshire
09:12

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Tue 15 Apr 2003

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18:07 15/04
Red Kite
South Yorkshire
15:30

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Sun 05 Jan 2003

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20:13 05/01
Whooper Swan
South Yorkshire
10:00

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Sun 01 Dec 2002

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12:00 01/12
Firecrest
South Yorkshire
11:50

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Fri 30 Aug 2002

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08:46 30/08
Red-crested Pochard
South Yorkshire
29/08

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Wed 28 Aug 2002

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12:00 28/08
Red-crested Pochard
South Yorkshire

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Tue 27 Aug 2002

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15:04 27/08
Red-crested Pochard
South Yorkshire

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Mon 26 Aug 2002

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18:52 26/08
Red-crested Pochard
South Yorkshire

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Mon 15 Jul 2002

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23:16 15/07
Grasshopper Warbler
South Yorkshire

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Sun 02 Jun 2002

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13:51 02/06
Little Egret
South Yorkshire
13:45

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12:38 02/06
Little Egret
South Yorkshire
12:15

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Sun 26 May 2002

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12:55 26/05
Western Osprey
South Yorkshire
12:35

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Tue 09 Apr 2002

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21:16 09/04
Kittiwake
South Yorkshire

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Tue 05 Mar 2002

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15:08 05/03
Goosander
South Yorkshire

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Mon 04 Mar 2002

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14:25 04/03
Goosander
South Yorkshire
14:10

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Sat 08 Dec 2001

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16:28 08/12
Jack Snipe
South Yorkshire

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Tue 21 Aug 2001

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18:18 21/08
Wood Sandpiper
South Yorkshire

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Wed 27 Jun 2001

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19:22 27/06
Ruff
South Yorkshire

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