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Mon 18 Mar 2024

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:14 18/03
Northern Wheatear
Staffordshire
14:08

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Sun 06 Aug 2023

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12:39 06/08
Kittiwake
Staffordshire
12:34

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Mon 26 Dec 2022

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17:19 26/12
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
14:45

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Tue 13 Sep 2022

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20:23 13/09
Whinchat
Staffordshire

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Tue 02 Aug 2022

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18:03 02/08
Whinchat
Staffordshire
17:49

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Fri 08 Jul 2022

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Time
08:01 08/07
Channel Wagtail
Staffordshire
02/07

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Sun 17 Apr 2022

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Time
09:24 17/04
Western Osprey
Staffordshire
09:21

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Fri 08 Apr 2022

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Time
12:33 08/04
Hen Harrier
Staffordshire
12:29

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Tue 28 Dec 2021

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Time
11:58 28/12
Bewick's Swan
Staffordshire
11:49

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Tue 30 Mar 2021

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Time
19:51 30/03
Tree Pipit
Staffordshire
18:00

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Sun 03 Jan 2021

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Time
13:59 03/01
Black Redstart
Staffordshire
13:54

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Sun 08 Nov 2020

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Time
20:57 08/11
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Wed 30 Sep 2020

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11:54 30/09
Ring Ouzel
Staffordshire
11:50

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Mon 07 Sep 2020

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19:35 07/09
Corncrake
Staffordshire
18:10

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Sat 15 Aug 2020

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Time
15:07 15/08
Garganey
Staffordshire
14:55

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Sun 25 Aug 2019

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Time
11:30 25/08
Common Redstart
Staffordshire
11:26

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Sun 21 Apr 2019

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Time
12:06 21/04
Wood Warbler
Staffordshire
11:15

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Tue 07 Feb 2017

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Time
11:04 07/02
Waxwing
Staffordshire

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Sun 05 Feb 2017

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Time
11:04 05/02
Waxwing
Staffordshire
11:00

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09:54 05/02
Waxwing
Staffordshire
09:30

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Sat 04 Feb 2017

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09:38 04/02
Waxwing
Staffordshire
09:30

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Fri 03 Feb 2017

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Time
16:08 03/02
Waxwing
Staffordshire

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Thu 02 Feb 2017

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20:10 02/02
Waxwing
Staffordshire

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Wed 01 Feb 2017

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17:55 01/02
Waxwing
Staffordshire

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Tue 31 Jan 2017

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10:31 31/01
Waxwing
Staffordshire
10:00

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Mon 30 Jan 2017

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13:26 30/01
Waxwing
Staffordshire
12:30

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Sun 29 Jan 2017

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10:36 29/01
Waxwing
Staffordshire
10:10

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Thu 12 Jan 2017

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08:17 12/01
Waxwing
Staffordshire
08:05

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Fri 01 Apr 2016

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Date
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Time
15:27 01/04
Common Swift
Staffordshire
13:45

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Fri 26 Feb 2016

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Time
09:02 26/02
Black Redstart
Staffordshire
08:00

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Thu 18 Feb 2016

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Location
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Time
17:49 18/02
Black Redstart
Staffordshire

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Thu 01 Oct 2015

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Date
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Location
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Time
13:34 01/10
Great Egret
Staffordshire
12:30

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Fri 17 Apr 2015

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Time
11:35 17/04
Eurasian Hobby
Staffordshire

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Mon 13 Apr 2015

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21:11 13/04
Ring Ouzel
Staffordshire

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Tue 08 Mar 2011

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Time
13:35 08/03
Little Egret
Staffordshire
12:30

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Mon 24 Jan 2011

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Time
14:02 24/01
Waxwing
Staffordshire

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Sat 13 Mar 2010

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Date
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08:25 13/03
Red Kite
Staffordshire
08:00

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Wed 17 Dec 2008

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Date
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Time
17:45 17/12
Pink-footed Goose
Staffordshire
09:30

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