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Fri 24 Aug 2012

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:01 24/08
Black Tern
Essex
11:00

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11:15 24/08
Western Osprey
Essex
10:10

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Sun 12 Aug 2012

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Site
Time
12:04 12/08
Black Tern
Essex
11:30

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Fri 13 Jul 2012

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Date
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17:20 13/07
Yellow-legged Gull
Essex
13:00

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Mon 28 May 2012

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Date
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Time
15:12 28/05
Red-crested Pochard
Essex
27/05

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Wed 25 Apr 2012

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Time
20:15 25/04
Black Tern
Essex

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Tue 24 Apr 2012

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Time
12:30 24/04
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Thu 19 Apr 2012

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Time
09:13 19/04
Great Skua
Essex
08:35

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Tue 10 Apr 2012

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Time
10:14 10/04
Red-necked Grebe
Essex

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Mon 26 Mar 2012

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Time
12:53 26/03
Black Redstart
Essex
12:15

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Thu 22 Mar 2012

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Time
20:11 22/03
Greater Scaup
Essex
15:00

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Sat 17 Mar 2012

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Time
17:53 17/03
Caspian Gull
Essex
16:40

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Mon 20 Feb 2012

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Time
14:46 20/02
Greater Scaup
Essex

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Wed 01 Feb 2012

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Time
13:10 01/02
Smew
Essex
12:50

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Fri 06 Jan 2012

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Site
Time
21:18 06/01
Firecrest
Essex

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Sun 18 Dec 2011

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Site
Time
10:26 18/12
Slavonian Grebe
Essex
09:00

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Wed 14 Dec 2011

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Time
18:45 14/12
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Sun 11 Dec 2011

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Time
09:54 11/12
Slavonian Grebe
Essex
09:00

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Wed 30 Nov 2011

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Time
13:41 30/11
Common Eider
Essex

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12:39 30/11
Common Scoter
Essex

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Tue 29 Nov 2011

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Time
09:31 29/11
Black-throated Diver
Essex
09:00

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Sat 19 Nov 2011

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Time
17:40 19/11
Common Scoter
Essex
16:00

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Thu 10 Nov 2011

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Date
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Site
Time
14:49 10/11
Slavonian Grebe
Essex
14:30

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Wed 09 Nov 2011

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Time
13:39 09/11
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Sat 05 Nov 2011

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Time
22:42 05/11
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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09:47 05/11
Slavonian Grebe
Essex
08:00

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Fri 04 Nov 2011

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Time
09:38 04/11
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Thu 03 Nov 2011

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Time
15:28 03/11
Slavonian Grebe
Essex
15:00

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Wed 02 Nov 2011

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Time
08:57 02/11
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Tue 01 Nov 2011

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Time
17:35 01/11
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Mon 31 Oct 2011

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Time
20:34 31/10
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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08:13 31/10
Slavonian Grebe
Essex
30/10

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Tue 25 Oct 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:36 25/10
Alpine Swift
Essex

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17:35 25/10
Alpine Swift
Essex
17:10

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Sun 16 Oct 2011

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:22 16/10
Little Stint
Essex
12:00

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Wed 28 Sep 2011

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Date
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Site
Time
18:00 28/09
Little Gull
Essex
17:00

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Tue 27 Sep 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:18 27/09
Black Tern
Essex
18:20

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Mon 26 Sep 2011

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Date
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Site
Time
11:14 26/09
Black Tern
Essex
08:30

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Fri 23 Sep 2011

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Site
Time
19:29 23/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Tue 20 Sep 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:48 20/09
Black Tern
Essex
16:30

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16:19 20/09
Little Gull
Essex

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Sun 18 Sep 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:04 18/09
Black Tern
Essex
16:00

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09:19 18/09
Black Tern
Essex
08:15

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Wed 14 Sep 2011

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:27 14/09
Garganey
Essex
16:00

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Tue 13 Sep 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:14 13/09
Garganey
Essex

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Fri 09 Sep 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:17 09/09
Little Stint
Essex

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Tue 06 Sep 2011

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:06 06/09
Black Tern
Essex
13:00

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Sun 04 Sep 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:21 04/09
Little Stint
Essex

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Thu 01 Sep 2011

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

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Fri 26 Aug 2011

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:10 26/08
Black Tern
Essex

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Wed 24 Aug 2011

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:51 24/08
Black Tern
Essex

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13:09 24/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sun 21 Aug 2011

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:11 21/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex
10:30

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Sun 14 Aug 2011

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:10 14/08
Red-crested Pochard
Essex
07:30

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Fri 05 Aug 2011

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:30 05/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
12:20

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09:24 05/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
09:07

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Fri 22 Jul 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:07 22/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
14:10

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11:58 22/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
11:35

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09:26 22/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
09:10

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Tue 19 Jul 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:43 19/07
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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Sun 03 Jul 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:13 03/07
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
10:04

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Sat 02 Jul 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:19 02/07
Red-crested Pochard
Essex
08:30

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Sun 29 May 2011

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Date
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Time
10:18 29/05
Temminck's Stint
Essex
10:00

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09:13 29/05
Temminck's Stint
Essex
08:58

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Wed 04 May 2011

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Date
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Site
Time
16:20 04/05
Black Tern
Essex
16:00

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Tue 03 May 2011

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Time
16:06 03/05
Black Tern
Essex
15:52

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Fri 22 Apr 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:44 22/04
Red-crested Pochard
Essex

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Sun 17 Apr 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:39 17/04
Common Scoter
Essex
11:00

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Sat 09 Apr 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:07 09/04
Iberian Chiffchaff
Essex
13:50

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12:01 09/04
Iberian Chiffchaff
Essex
12:00

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08:48 09/04
Iberian Chiffchaff
Essex

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Fri 08 Apr 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:44 08/04
Iberian Chiffchaff
Essex

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Sat 26 Mar 2011

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Site
Time
12:16 26/03
Little Gull
Essex
11:00

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Fri 18 Feb 2011

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Site
Time
13:22 18/02
Greater Scaup
Essex

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Sun 06 Feb 2011

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20:42 06/02
Slaty-backed Gull
Essex

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13:26 06/02
Slaty-backed Gull
Essex
11:10

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Sat 01 Jan 2011

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Date
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Site
Time
15:10 01/01
Common Eider
Essex

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Tue 28 Dec 2010

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Date
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Time
11:01 28/12
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Essex

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Mon 27 Dec 2010

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13:33 27/12
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Essex

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Fri 24 Dec 2010

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19:08 24/12
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Essex
16:00

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15:03 24/12
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Essex

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Thu 21 Oct 2010

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12:34 21/10
Grey Phalarope
Essex

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Wed 20 Oct 2010

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Time
17:07 20/10
Red-breasted Goose
Essex
15:10

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Sat 25 Sep 2010

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07:57 25/09
Black Tern
Essex
24/09

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Thu 23 Sep 2010

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Time
11:21 23/09
Black Tern
Essex
10:15

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Wed 22 Sep 2010

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Site
Time
17:25 22/09
Red-necked Phalarope
Essex

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13:05 22/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Mon 20 Sep 2010

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Time
08:19 20/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Essex
19/09

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Tue 14 Sep 2010

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Date
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Site
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13:57 14/09
Little Stint
Essex

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Sun 05 Sep 2010

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Time
16:52 05/09
Western Osprey
Essex
15:45

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12:58 05/09
Western Osprey
Essex
11:35

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Sat 04 Sep 2010

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10:01 04/09
Black Tern
Essex
09:30

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Fri 03 Sep 2010

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Time
14:12 03/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Sun 29 Aug 2010

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Time
18:08 29/08
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
10:00

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Thu 26 Aug 2010

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Date
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Site
Time
16:29 26/08
Black Tern
Essex

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Tue 24 Aug 2010

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Date
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Time
15:25 24/08
Black-necked Grebe
Essex

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13:51 24/08
Black Tern
Essex

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13:28 24/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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Tue 17 Aug 2010

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Date
Species
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Site
Time
14:14 17/08
Garganey
Essex

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Fri 13 Aug 2010

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:17 13/08
Garganey
Essex

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