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Mon 22 Apr 2024

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Time
18:09 22/04
Arctic Tern
North Yorkshire

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17:12 22/04
Common Swift
North Yorkshire

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16:54 22/04
Arctic Tern
North Yorkshire

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16:19 22/04
Little Gull
North Yorkshire

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16:12 22/04
Arctic Tern
North Yorkshire

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Thu 04 Apr 2024

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08:45 04/04
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire
08:43

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07:25 04/04
Red-crested Pochard
North Yorkshire

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Wed 27 Mar 2024

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09:24 27/03
Smew
North Yorkshire

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Sat 23 Mar 2024

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12:09 23/03
Smew
North Yorkshire

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Wed 20 Mar 2024

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10:26 20/03
Smew
North Yorkshire

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Sun 17 Mar 2024

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15:02 17/03
Smew
North Yorkshire

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Thu 14 Mar 2024

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11:07 14/03
Smew
North Yorkshire

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Wed 13 Mar 2024

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10:10 13/03
Common Scoter
North Yorkshire

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Tue 05 Mar 2024

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08:34 05/03
Smew
North Yorkshire

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Mon 04 Mar 2024

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14:44 04/03
Smew
North Yorkshire

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14:43 04/03
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire

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Sat 02 Mar 2024

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12:09 02/03
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire
12:00

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Fri 01 Mar 2024

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12:00 01/03
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire

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Thu 29 Feb 2024

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11:47 29/02
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire
11:40

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Wed 28 Feb 2024

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12:16 28/02
Smew
North Yorkshire

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Mon 26 Feb 2024

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Time
22:21 26/02
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire

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Sun 25 Feb 2024

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10:42 25/02
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire

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Sat 24 Feb 2024

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16:22 24/02
Smew
North Yorkshire

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Fri 23 Feb 2024

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08:12 23/02
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire

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Tue 20 Feb 2024

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13:33 20/02
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire
12:59

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Mon 19 Feb 2024

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08:41 19/02
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire
18/02

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Sat 17 Feb 2024

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17:28 17/02
Smew
North Yorkshire

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10:15 17/02
Smew
North Yorkshire

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Fri 16 Feb 2024

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17:43 16/02
Smew
North Yorkshire

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09:37 16/02
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire

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Wed 14 Feb 2024

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Time
11:55 14/02
Smew
North Yorkshire

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08:16 14/02
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire

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Tue 13 Feb 2024

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18:58 13/02
Smew
North Yorkshire

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08:52 13/02
Long-tailed Duck
North Yorkshire

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Thu 01 Feb 2024

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11:32 01/02
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
09:03

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Sat 13 Jan 2024

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20:10 13/01
Red-crested Pochard
North Yorkshire
15:40

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Sat 21 Oct 2023

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Time
10:03 21/10
Great Egret
North Yorkshire

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Thu 19 Oct 2023

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Time
13:35 19/10
Great Egret
North Yorkshire

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Thu 21 Sep 2023

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Time
08:49 21/09
Little Gull
North Yorkshire

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Fri 15 Sep 2023

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Time
09:12 15/09
Grey Plover
North Yorkshire

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Fri 28 Apr 2023

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10:41 28/04
Common Crane
North Yorkshire
10:39

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Wed 12 Apr 2023

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Time
17:15 12/04
Common Scoter
North Yorkshire

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Fri 24 Feb 2023

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Time
15:56 24/02
Great Egret
North Yorkshire
15:51

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Thu 23 Feb 2023

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Time
17:23 23/02
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire
17:00

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Thu 05 Jan 2023

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Date
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Time
11:13 05/01
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire
10:20

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Wed 04 Jan 2023

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Date
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Time
12:15 04/01
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire
12:12

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Tue 03 Jan 2023

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Date
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Time
13:21 03/01
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire
12:35

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Mon 02 Jan 2023

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Date
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Time
18:11 02/01
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire
14:30

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11:46 02/01
Great Egret
North Yorkshire

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08:50 02/01
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire

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Sun 01 Jan 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:12 01/01
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire

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10:15 01/01
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire
10:13

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Sat 31 Dec 2022

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Date
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Time
14:57 31/12
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire
14:50

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14:17 31/12
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire

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09:32 31/12
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire

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08:58 31/12
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire

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Fri 30 Dec 2022

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Time
14:18 30/12
Ring-necked Duck
North Yorkshire

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Fri 25 Nov 2022

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Time
11:57 25/11
Great Egret
North Yorkshire
11:52

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Fri 28 Oct 2022

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Time
15:05 28/10
Great Egret
North Yorkshire

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Wed 26 Oct 2022

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Time
12:59 26/10
Great Egret
North Yorkshire

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Sun 22 May 2022

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Time
18:53 22/05
Ferruginous Duck
North Yorkshire

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17:02 22/05
Ferruginous Duck
North Yorkshire
16:00

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08:39 22/05
Ferruginous Duck
North Yorkshire

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Sat 21 May 2022

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Time
15:30 21/05
Ferruginous Duck
North Yorkshire

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Fri 20 May 2022

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Time
11:58 20/05
Ferruginous Duck
North Yorkshire

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07:12 20/05
Ferruginous Duck
North Yorkshire
19/05

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Wed 18 May 2022

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18:25 18/05
Ferruginous Duck
North Yorkshire
18:00

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14:58 18/05
Ferruginous Duck
North Yorkshire
11:30

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Tue 17 May 2022

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Time
12:22 17/05
Ferruginous Duck
North Yorkshire

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Mon 16 May 2022

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Time
19:19 16/05
Ferruginous Duck
North Yorkshire

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08:39 16/05
Ferruginous Duck
North Yorkshire
08:37

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Tue 02 Nov 2021

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11:29 02/11
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
11:28

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Tue 04 May 2021

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11:34 04/05
Arctic Tern
North Yorkshire
09:45

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Tue 26 Jan 2021

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13:04 26/01
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire

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Tue 10 Nov 2020

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15:46 10/11
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
12:35

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Sat 07 Nov 2020

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17:05 07/11
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
11:45

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Thu 22 Oct 2020

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16:33 22/10
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
10:20

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Thu 19 Mar 2020

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15:38 19/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire

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Tue 17 Mar 2020

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21:27 17/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire

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13:06 17/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire

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Sun 15 Mar 2020

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10:05 15/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
09:56

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Sat 14 Mar 2020

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10:54 14/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
10:43

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Fri 13 Mar 2020

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11:20 13/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
11:18

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Thu 12 Mar 2020

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16:19 12/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
14:00

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Wed 11 Mar 2020

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14:54 11/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
14:15

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13:21 11/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
11:30

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Mon 09 Mar 2020

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12:11 09/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
11:30

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Sun 08 Mar 2020

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13:28 08/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire

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09:33 08/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
09:31

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09:04 08/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
08:57

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Sat 07 Mar 2020

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09:55 07/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire

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Fri 06 Mar 2020

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13:32 06/03
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
12:00

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Fri 14 Feb 2020

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12:34 14/02
Tundra Bean Goose
North Yorkshire
10:00

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Wed 05 Feb 2020

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13:20 05/02
Tundra Bean Goose
North Yorkshire
13:11

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Sun 02 Feb 2020

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13:04 02/02
Tundra Bean Goose
North Yorkshire

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Sat 25 Jan 2020

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14:02 25/01
Greater Scaup
North Yorkshire

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Sun 05 Jan 2020

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20:41 05/01
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire

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Fri 29 Nov 2019

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17:00 29/11
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire

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Wed 06 Nov 2019

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12:36 06/11
Hawfinch
North Yorkshire
09:08

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Fri 15 Mar 2019

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18:44 15/03
Sand Martin
North Yorkshire

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