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Thu 29 Feb 2024

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Time
13:14 29/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
13:12

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Wed 28 Feb 2024

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12:09 28/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
11:59

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Mon 26 Feb 2024

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13:19 26/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands

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Fri 23 Feb 2024

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13:11 23/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
12:55

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12:00 23/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
11:30

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Thu 22 Feb 2024

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13:38 22/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands

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Tue 20 Feb 2024

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12:07 20/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
11:47

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Mon 19 Feb 2024

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11:24 19/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
11:22

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Sun 18 Feb 2024

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09:22 18/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
09:18

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Fri 16 Feb 2024

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10:42 16/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
10:35

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Thu 15 Feb 2024

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12:24 15/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
11:50

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10:00 15/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands

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Wed 14 Feb 2024

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11:38 14/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
11:28

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Tue 13 Feb 2024

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12:14 13/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
12:00

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Mon 12 Feb 2024

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Time
16:18 12/02
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Fri 09 Feb 2024

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15:45 09/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
15:30

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Mon 29 Jan 2024

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15:29 29/01
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
15:10

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Thu 25 Jan 2024

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Time
18:01 25/01
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Thu 18 Jan 2024

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14:07 18/01
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
13:59

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Wed 17 Jan 2024

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Time
15:25 17/01
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Tue 16 Jan 2024

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14:43 16/01
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
14:40

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11:21 16/01
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
11:17

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Mon 15 Jan 2024

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19:51 15/01
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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12:47 15/01
Caspian Gull
West Midlands
12:45

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Sat 13 Jan 2024

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11:58 13/01
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
11:55

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Thu 11 Jan 2024

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Time
13:30 11/01
Iceland Gull
West Midlands

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Wed 10 Jan 2024

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Time
22:24 10/01
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Mon 08 Jan 2024

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Time
12:51 08/01
Caspian Gull
West Midlands
12:49

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Thu 04 Jan 2024

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14:13 04/01
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
14:00

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Mon 18 Dec 2023

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12:57 18/12
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
12:40

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Thu 12 Oct 2023

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Time
12:09 12/10
Whooper Swan
West Midlands
11:50

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11:20 12/10
Whooper Swan
West Midlands
11:15

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Mon 17 Jul 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:03 17/07
Wood Sandpiper
West Midlands
20:25

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19:21 17/07
Wood Sandpiper
West Midlands
19:05

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18:15 17/07
Wood Sandpiper
West Midlands

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Sat 29 Apr 2023

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Date
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Time
16:58 29/04
Slavonian Grebe
West Midlands
15:40

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12:57 29/04
Slavonian Grebe
West Midlands
12:50

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10:26 29/04
Slavonian Grebe
West Midlands
09:30

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Sun 09 Apr 2023

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Time
10:21 09/04
Black-necked Grebe
West Midlands

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Sat 08 Apr 2023

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10:06 08/04
Black-necked Grebe
West Midlands

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Fri 07 Apr 2023

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Time
17:43 07/04
Black-necked Grebe
West Midlands
17:40

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10:18 07/04
Black-necked Grebe
West Midlands
10:10

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Thu 06 Apr 2023

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Date
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Time
17:48 06/04
Black-necked Grebe
West Midlands
17:45

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13:58 06/04
Black-necked Grebe
West Midlands
13:51

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10:51 06/04
Black-necked Grebe
West Midlands
10:49

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Thu 16 Feb 2023

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Date
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Time
13:24 16/02
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Mon 13 Feb 2023

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Date
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Site
Time
12:51 13/02
Caspian Gull
West Midlands
11:00

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Sun 12 Feb 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:44 12/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
14:43

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14:32 12/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
14:31

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Sat 11 Feb 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:49 11/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
13:41

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11:23 11/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
11:10

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09:58 11/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands

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Fri 10 Feb 2023

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Time
10:22 10/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands

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Thu 09 Feb 2023

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Time
14:35 09/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands

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12:13 09/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands

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Wed 08 Feb 2023

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Date
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Time
13:39 08/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
13:36

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10:02 08/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
09:58

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Tue 07 Feb 2023

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Date
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Time
12:51 07/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
12:30

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Mon 06 Feb 2023

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Date
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Time
13:46 06/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
13:35

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Sun 05 Feb 2023

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Time
11:47 05/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands

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10:05 05/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
09:55

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Sat 04 Feb 2023

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Date
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Site
Time
13:49 04/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands

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10:02 04/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
10:00

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Thu 02 Feb 2023

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Time
14:26 02/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
14:25

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09:45 02/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
09:44

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Wed 01 Feb 2023

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15:17 01/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
15:15

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13:51 01/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
13:30

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09:21 01/02
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
09:18

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Tue 31 Jan 2023

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11:09 31/01
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands
10:00

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Mon 30 Jan 2023

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10:56 30/01
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands

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Sun 29 Jan 2023

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Time
14:51 29/01
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
14:47

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12:06 29/01
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands

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Sat 28 Jan 2023

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Time
12:54 28/01
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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10:52 28/01
Glaucous Gull
West Midlands

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Wed 23 Nov 2022

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20:10 23/11
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Thu 29 Sep 2022

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12:08 29/09
Osprey
West Midlands
11:35

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Tue 20 Sep 2022

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Time
13:36 20/09
Pink-footed Goose
West Midlands

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11:02 20/09
Pink-footed Goose
West Midlands
10:45

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Sun 04 Sep 2022

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20:03 04/09
Guillemot
West Midlands
20:00

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14:56 04/09
Guillemot
West Midlands
14:45

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14:13 04/09
Guillemot
West Midlands
14:00

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12:47 04/09
Guillemot
West Midlands
12:45

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12:42 04/09
Guillemot
West Midlands
12:35

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11:53 04/09
Guillemot
West Midlands
11:50

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11:36 04/09
Guillemot
West Midlands
11:32

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Sat 30 Jul 2022

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14:44 30/07
Whinchat
West Midlands
14:31

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Fri 04 Mar 2022

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Time
13:01 04/03
Iceland Gull
West Midlands

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Mon 13 Dec 2021

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Time
16:09 13/12
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Wed 13 Oct 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
09:49 13/10
Greater Scaup
West Midlands

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Tue 12 Oct 2021

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18:41 12/10
Greater Scaup
West Midlands

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Wed 25 Aug 2021

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Time
11:24 25/08
Whinchat
West Midlands
11:21

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Sun 25 Apr 2021

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Time
12:09 25/04
Ring Ouzel
West Midlands
10:30

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12:09 25/04
Common Swift
West Midlands
10:30

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Tue 30 Mar 2021

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Time
12:57 30/03
Willow Warbler
West Midlands
11:30

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Thu 25 Mar 2021

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Location
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Time
11:03 25/03
Little Ringed Plover
West Midlands

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Sun 28 Feb 2021

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Location
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Time
12:45 28/02
Jack Snipe
West Midlands
12:35

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Fri 25 Dec 2020

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Time
13:08 25/12
Great Egret
West Midlands
12:00

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Wed 19 Aug 2020

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Time
09:15 19/08
Whinchat
West Midlands

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Mon 02 Mar 2020

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Time
12:28 02/03
Jack Snipe
West Midlands
11:30

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Wed 12 Feb 2020

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Date
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Site
Time
12:25 12/02
Caspian Gull
West Midlands
11:38

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