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Wed 11 May 2016

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Time
21:57 11/05
Black Tern
Manchester, Greater
20:45

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20:54 11/05
Black Tern
Manchester, Greater

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08:16 11/05
Black Tern
Manchester, Greater

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Tue 10 May 2016

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21:39 10/05
Black Tern
Manchester, Greater

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14:59 10/05
Black Tern
Manchester, Greater
12:00

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Mon 09 May 2016

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11:01 09/05
Ruddy Turnstone
Manchester, Greater

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Sun 08 May 2016

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09:43 08/05
Black Tern
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 07 May 2016

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22:49 07/05
Sanderling
Manchester, Greater

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14:49 07/05
Arctic Tern
Manchester, Greater

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09:27 07/05
Little Stint
Manchester, Greater

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Fri 06 May 2016

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18:44 06/05
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
18:44

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18:17 06/05
Grey Plover
Manchester, Greater

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16:14 06/05
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
14:49

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13:49 06/05
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
13:15

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10:31 06/05
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater

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07:44 06/05
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater

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Mon 02 May 2016

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10:07 02/05
Arctic Tern
Manchester, Greater

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Sun 01 May 2016

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14:39 01/05
Sanderling
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 27 Apr 2016

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09:42 27/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater

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Tue 26 Apr 2016

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19:42 26/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
19:31

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17:15 26/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
16:37

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13:46 26/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
13:34

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11:28 26/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater

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10:08 26/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
09:49

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07:55 26/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater

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Mon 25 Apr 2016

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19:19 25/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
19:00

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18:04 25/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
17:50

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16:02 25/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
16:00

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14:56 25/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
14:52

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12:45 25/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
12:13

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11:42 25/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
11:30

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10:48 25/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
10:34

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09:58 25/04
Kentish Plover
Manchester, Greater
09:20

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Mon 18 Apr 2016

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16:22 18/04
Sanderling
Manchester, Greater

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Fri 15 Apr 2016

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16:36 15/04
Sanderling
Manchester, Greater
14:00 14/04

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Tue 12 Apr 2016

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19:21 12/04
Arctic Tern
Manchester, Greater
17:30

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Mon 11 Apr 2016

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20:51 11/04
Little Gull
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 09 Apr 2016

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09:59 09/04
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Thu 07 Apr 2016

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16:31 07/04
Blue-headed Wagtail
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 06 Apr 2016

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19:34 06/04
Blue-headed Wagtail
Manchester, Greater

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Sun 03 Apr 2016

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13:50 03/04
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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10:25 03/04
Yellow Wagtail
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 02 Apr 2016

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Time
12:19 02/04
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Fri 01 Apr 2016

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23:01 01/04
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Thu 31 Mar 2016

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Time
21:33 31/03
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Mon 28 Mar 2016

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14:41 28/03
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Fri 25 Mar 2016

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18:43 25/03
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Tue 22 Mar 2016

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15:34 22/03
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Mon 21 Mar 2016

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Time
21:52 21/03
Rock Pipit
Manchester, Greater

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Sun 20 Mar 2016

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15:19 20/03
Rock Pipit
Manchester, Greater

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Sun 13 Mar 2016

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14:06 13/03
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Fri 11 Mar 2016

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15:55 11/03
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 09 Mar 2016

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17:33 09/03
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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13:31 09/03
Kittiwake
Manchester, Greater

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Mon 07 Mar 2016

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21:33 07/03
Iceland Gull
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 05 Mar 2016

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22:20 05/03
Iceland Gull
Manchester, Greater

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13:03 05/03
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Fri 26 Feb 2016

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08:10 26/02
Little Gull
Manchester, Greater
25/02

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Sun 14 Feb 2016

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07:59 14/02
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater
13/02

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Fri 12 Feb 2016

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22:06 12/02
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 10 Feb 2016

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18:40 10/02
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Fri 05 Feb 2016

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15:15 05/02
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Mon 01 Feb 2016

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19:47 01/02
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Fri 29 Jan 2016

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17:13 29/01
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater
28/01

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Sat 23 Jan 2016

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13:24 23/01
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 13 Jan 2016

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19:29 13/01
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Mon 11 Jan 2016

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10:28 11/01
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater
10/01

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Fri 08 Jan 2016

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17:01 08/01
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Thu 07 Jan 2016

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21:44 07/01
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 06 Jan 2016

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10:28 06/01
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater
05/01

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Sun 03 Jan 2016

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16:06 03/01
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Fri 01 Jan 2016

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15:57 01/01
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Thu 31 Dec 2015

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16:44 31/12
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Sun 27 Dec 2015

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21:19 27/12
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 26 Dec 2015

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21:19 26/12
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater
15:50

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Wed 23 Dec 2015

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22:57 23/12
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Mon 21 Dec 2015

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18:41 21/12
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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10:11 21/12
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater
20/12

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Sat 19 Dec 2015

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07:52 19/12
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater
18/12

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Mon 07 Dec 2015

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16:22 07/12
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Sun 06 Dec 2015

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17:50 06/12
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 25 Nov 2015

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21:46 25/11
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 14 Nov 2015

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15:24 14/11
Great Northern Diver
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 08 Aug 2015

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10:09 08/08
Black Tern
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 08 Apr 2015

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10:28 08/04
Black-necked Grebe
Manchester, Greater

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Mon 16 Mar 2015

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20:00 16/03
Iceland Gull
Manchester, Greater

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Thu 08 Jan 2015

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17:52 08/01
Iceland Gull
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 07 Jan 2015

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18:06 07/01
Caspian Gull
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 01 Mar 2014

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18:51 01/03
Ring-billed Gull
Manchester, Greater
16:30

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08:54 01/03
Ring-billed Gull
Manchester, Greater
17:15 28/02

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Sat 22 Feb 2014

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17:24 22/02
Ring-billed Gull
Manchester, Greater

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15:52 22/02
Greater Scaup
Manchester, Greater

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Thu 20 Feb 2014

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13:23 20/02
Ring-billed Gull
Manchester, Greater
19/02

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Wed 19 Feb 2014

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11:10 19/02
Greater Scaup
Manchester, Greater

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Thu 13 Feb 2014

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21:14 13/02
Ring-billed Gull
Manchester, Greater
12/02

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Tue 11 Feb 2014

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13:07 11/02
Ring-billed Gull
Manchester, Greater
15:00 10/02

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Thu 06 Feb 2014

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17:09 06/02
Ring-billed Gull
Manchester, Greater

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Tue 04 Feb 2014

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22:19 04/02
Ring-billed Gull
Manchester, Greater
16:00

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Mon 03 Feb 2014

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20:55 03/02
Ring-billed Gull
Manchester, Greater

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Sun 02 Feb 2014

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15:38 02/02
Ring-billed Gull
Manchester, Greater

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