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Sat 27 Aug 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:24 27/08
Sabine's Gull
Essex
10:00

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Tue 23 Aug 2016

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Date
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Site
Time
20:05 23/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sun 21 Aug 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:55 21/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sat 20 Aug 2016

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Time
23:20 20/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Fri 19 Aug 2016

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Time
17:43 19/08
Black Tern
Essex

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Thu 02 Jun 2016

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Time
13:40 02/06
Roseate Tern
Essex
11:12

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Wed 01 Jun 2016

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Time
18:54 01/06
Roseate Tern
Essex

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Sun 22 May 2016

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Time
15:37 22/05
Roseate Tern
Essex
14:30

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Thu 28 Apr 2016

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Time
18:26 28/04
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Wed 27 Apr 2016

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Date
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Time
21:35 27/04
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Sun 24 Apr 2016

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Time
20:45 24/04
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Sun 10 Apr 2016

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Site
Time
10:52 10/04
Common Redstart
Essex

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Sat 13 Feb 2016

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Location
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Time
21:57 13/02
Little Gull
Essex

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Sat 30 Jan 2016

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Time
16:11 30/01
Iceland Gull
Essex
15:50

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Sun 03 Jan 2016

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Location
Site
Time
21:36 03/01
Little Gull
Essex

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Wed 02 Dec 2015

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Time
18:40 02/12
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Sun 22 Nov 2015

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Time
21:08 22/11
Great Northern Diver
Essex

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14:41 22/11
Little Auk
Essex
13:10

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Sat 21 Nov 2015

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Time
20:34 21/11
Little Auk
Essex

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Sat 24 Oct 2015

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Time
18:19 24/10
Short-eared Owl
Essex
17:30

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13:19 24/10
Red-necked Grebe
Essex

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Wed 30 Sep 2015

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21:37 30/09
Little Gull
Essex

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Wed 16 Sep 2015

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Time
21:48 16/09
Roseate Tern
Essex
08:50

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18:25 16/09
Roseate Tern
Essex
08:50

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Tue 08 Sep 2015

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Time
14:33 08/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Mon 07 Sep 2015

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Time
14:26 07/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Mon 31 Aug 2015

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Time
22:27 31/08
Black Tern
Essex

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10:02 31/08
Black Tern
Essex
30/08

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Mon 24 Aug 2015

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Time
20:03 24/08
Black Tern
Essex

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Thu 13 Aug 2015

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Time
16:48 13/08
Black Tern
Essex

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Fri 07 Aug 2015

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22:52 07/08
Black Tern
Essex

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Sun 02 Aug 2015

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Location
Site
Time
21:59 02/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sun 29 Mar 2015

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Location
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Time
20:28 29/03
Western Osprey
Essex

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Tue 17 Feb 2015

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:23 17/02
Short-eared Owl
Essex
11:30

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Sat 27 Dec 2014

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Location
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Time
19:58 27/12
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Mon 22 Dec 2014

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Date
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Time
21:56 22/12
European Shag
Essex

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Wed 03 Dec 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:06 03/12
Pomarine Skua
Essex

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Fri 21 Nov 2014

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Date
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Time
19:01 21/11
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Thu 20 Nov 2014

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Date
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Location
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Time
19:13 20/11
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Tue 18 Nov 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:55 18/11
Little Auk
Essex
09:45

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Thu 06 Nov 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:01 06/11
Little Auk
Essex
09:05

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Wed 15 Oct 2014

Rarity
Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:45 15/10
Little Gull
Essex

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Mon 13 Oct 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:43 13/10
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
17:30

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Sun 12 Oct 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:41 12/10
Pomarine Skua
Essex

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Mon 06 Oct 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:04 06/10
Little Gull
Essex

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Sat 06 Sep 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:06 06/09
Little Stint
Essex

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Fri 05 Sep 2014

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Time
21:58 05/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Wed 03 Sep 2014

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:02 03/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex
18:40

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Tue 02 Sep 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:59 02/09
Little Stint
Essex

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Mon 01 Sep 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:08 01/09
Little Stint
Essex

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Wed 27 Aug 2014

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Date
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Time
13:54 27/08
Sabine's Gull
Essex
13:35

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Tue 26 Aug 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:35 26/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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18:58 26/08
Black Tern
Essex

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Thu 14 Aug 2014

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:48 14/08
Glossy Ibis
Essex
19:45

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Wed 30 Jul 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:34 30/07
Little Stint
Essex
29/07

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Sun 20 Apr 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:40 20/04
Long-tailed Duck
Essex
17:00

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Sun 02 Mar 2014

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Date
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Location
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Time
21:55 02/03
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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07:40 02/03
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
01/03

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Tue 11 Feb 2014

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Time
09:35 11/02
Iceland Gull
Essex
09:15

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Sun 02 Feb 2014

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Date
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Time
19:31 02/02
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Sat 01 Feb 2014

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Time
16:01 01/02
Iceland Gull
Essex
15:58

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Sat 18 Jan 2014

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Date
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Time
08:13 18/01
Black-throated Diver
Essex
17/01

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Sun 05 Jan 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:39 05/01
Long-tailed Duck
Essex

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Wed 01 Jan 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:05 01/01
Iceland Gull
Essex

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Tue 31 Dec 2013

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Site
Time
12:22 31/12
Iceland Gull
Essex
12:03

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Tue 24 Dec 2013

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Time
22:20 24/12
Black Brant
Essex
13:00

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Sun 15 Dec 2013

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Time
19:50 15/12
Black Brant
Essex

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10:47 15/12
Iceland Gull
Essex
10:45

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07:46 15/12
Black Brant
Essex
14/12

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Sun 24 Nov 2013

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14:27 24/11
Iceland Gull
Essex
14:25

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14:19 24/11
Long-tailed Duck
Essex
14:12

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Thu 21 Nov 2013

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:15 21/11
Pomarine Skua
Essex

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Sun 17 Nov 2013

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Time
18:31 17/11
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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18:23 17/11
Northern Gannet
Essex

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Thu 07 Nov 2013

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Date
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07:37 07/11
Little Gull
Essex
06/11

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Mon 14 Oct 2013

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Site
Time
15:19 14/10
Great Snipe
Essex
16:45 11/10

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Sat 12 Oct 2013

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Time
19:19 12/10
Ring Ouzel
Essex

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14:10 12/10
Sabine's Gull
Essex

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08:23 12/10
Leach's Storm Petrel
Essex
08:15

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Fri 11 Oct 2013

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Date
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Site
Time
18:13 11/10
Little Auk
Essex

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16:55 11/10
Leach's Storm Petrel
Essex

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11:28 11/10
Leach's Storm Petrel
Essex

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Tue 01 Oct 2013

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Time
21:49 01/10
Black Tern
Essex
12:35

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16:33 01/10
Pomarine Skua
Essex
11:40

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Mon 30 Sep 2013

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Site
Time
17:21 30/09
Little Gull
Essex

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Sun 29 Sep 2013

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:14 29/09
Long-tailed Skua
Essex

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Fri 27 Sep 2013

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Date
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Site
Time
18:01 27/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Sun 15 Sep 2013

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Site
Time
21:22 15/09
Pomarine Skua
Essex

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Sat 14 Sep 2013

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Site
Time
15:53 14/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Sun 08 Sep 2013

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Date
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Time
21:51 08/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Fri 06 Sep 2013

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Time
18:24 06/09
Black Tern
Essex
15:00

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Sun 25 Aug 2013

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Time
19:19 25/08
Black Tern
Essex

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15:04 25/08
Balearic Shearwater
Essex
08:05

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07:40 25/08
Balearic Shearwater
Essex
07:20

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Sun 18 Aug 2013

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Date
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Site
Time
08:26 18/08
Long-tailed Skua
Essex

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Fri 09 Aug 2013

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Date
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Site
Time
17:00 09/08
Tawny Pipit
Essex
08/08

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Sat 06 Jul 2013

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Site
Time
20:38 06/07
Little Gull
Essex
17:55

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Thu 23 May 2013

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Date
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Site
Time
18:57 23/05
Black Tern
Essex

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Thu 18 Apr 2013

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21:12 18/04
Arctic Tern
Essex
19:10

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Thu 04 Apr 2013

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Site
Time
22:51 04/04
Little Gull
Essex

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