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Sun 27 Apr 2025

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Location
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Time
16:09 27/04
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sun 13 Apr 2025

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12:20 13/04
Common Redstart
Dorset

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Fri 11 Apr 2025

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13:14 11/04
Ring Ouzel
Dorset

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Sun 06 Apr 2025

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10:00 06/04
Ring Ouzel
Dorset

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Fri 04 Apr 2025

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10:21 04/04
Osprey
Dorset

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Sat 22 Mar 2025

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13:49 22/03
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sun 16 Mar 2025

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20:35 16/03
Northern Wheatear
Dorset
15/03

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Wed 12 Feb 2025

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Time
21:05 12/02
Hen Harrier
Dorset

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Mon 13 Jan 2025

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Time
17:31 13/01
Hen Harrier
Dorset

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Tue 07 Jan 2025

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Time
13:18 07/01
Cirl Bunting
Dorset

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Sun 17 Nov 2024

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Time
12:14 17/11
Hen Harrier
Dorset

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Sat 16 Nov 2024

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Time
14:21 16/11
Cirl Bunting
Dorset

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Mon 11 Nov 2024

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Time
16:18 11/11
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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10:00 11/11
Cirl Bunting
Dorset

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Sat 09 Nov 2024

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Time
15:49 09/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Dorset

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11:53 09/11
Pallas's Warbler
Dorset

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Thu 07 Nov 2024

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Time
13:02 07/11
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sun 03 Nov 2024

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Time
21:03 03/11
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sat 26 Oct 2024

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13:57 26/10
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sun 13 Oct 2024

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18:22 13/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Fri 13 Sep 2024

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17:31 13/09
European Nightjar
Dorset

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Mon 02 Sep 2024

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13:52 02/09
Pied Flycatcher
Dorset

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Sun 05 May 2024

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Time
10:19 05/05
Pomarine Skua
Dorset
09:33

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Sun 28 Apr 2024

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18:20 28/04
Spotted Flycatcher
Dorset
27/04

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Sat 27 Apr 2024

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13:26 27/04
Pied Flycatcher
Dorset

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Sun 14 Apr 2024

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14:12 14/04
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Tue 26 Mar 2024

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11:45 26/03
Black Redstart
Dorset
11:40

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Sun 24 Mar 2024

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Time
21:18 24/03
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Wed 20 Mar 2024

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12:51 20/03
Swallow
Dorset

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Sun 17 Mar 2024

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16:42 17/03
Ring Ouzel
Dorset

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Sun 15 Oct 2023

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Time
15:22 15/10
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sat 09 Sep 2023

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09:43 09/09
Common Rosefinch
Dorset

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Sun 03 Sep 2023

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Time
14:25 03/09
Red-backed Shrike
Dorset

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Sat 02 Sep 2023

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Date
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Time
15:42 02/09
Red-backed Shrike
Dorset
14:00

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13:36 02/09
Red-backed Shrike
Dorset
13:33

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13:04 02/09
Vagrant Emperor
Dorset

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10:04 02/09
Red-backed Shrike
Dorset

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09:22 02/09
Red-backed Shrike
Dorset

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Thu 17 Aug 2023

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Date
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Location
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Time
12:47 17/08
Pied Flycatcher
Dorset

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Sat 06 May 2023

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Time
16:37 06/05
European Storm Petrel
Dorset

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Fri 05 May 2023

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12:55 05/05
Balearic Shearwater
Dorset

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12:46 05/05
Pomarine Skua
Dorset

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Sat 29 Apr 2023

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Date
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Location
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Time
20:31 29/04
Spotted Flycatcher
Dorset
11:45

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11:32 29/04
Eurasian Dotterel
Dorset
11:24

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07:43 29/04
Eurasian Dotterel
Dorset

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Thu 27 Apr 2023

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Date
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13:58 27/04
Black-throated Diver
Dorset

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Sat 15 Apr 2023

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Time
13:00 15/04
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sat 18 Mar 2023

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Date
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Location
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Time
08:23 18/03
Snow Bunting
Dorset
08:11

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Sat 17 Dec 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:09 17/12
Lapland Bunting
Dorset

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Sun 30 Oct 2022

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Date
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Location
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Time
15:05 30/10
Antigastra catalaunalis
Dorset
29/10

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10:58 30/10
Black Redstart
Dorset
10:46

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Sat 29 Oct 2022

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Date
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Time
16:59 29/10
Pallas's Warbler
Dorset
16:50

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14:17 29/10
Pallas's Warbler
Dorset
14:15

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09:54 29/10
Pallas's Warbler
Dorset
09:45

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Sun 09 Oct 2022

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Date
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Time
12:12 09/10
Caspian Gull
Dorset
11:40

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Mon 19 Sep 2022

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Time
14:51 19/09
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sat 17 Sep 2022

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12:47 17/09
Pallid Harrier
Dorset

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Mon 12 Sep 2022

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Time
14:19 12/09
Pied Flycatcher
Dorset

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Sat 10 Sep 2022

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Time
21:34 10/09
Pied Flycatcher
Dorset

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21:26 10/09
Osprey
Dorset

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Sat 03 Sep 2022

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Time
13:26 03/09
Pied Flycatcher
Dorset

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12:30 03/09
Ortolan Bunting
Dorset
11:40

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Tue 30 Aug 2022

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21:25 30/08
Pied Flycatcher
Dorset

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Sat 27 Aug 2022

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16:51 27/08
Balearic Shearwater
Dorset

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Fri 26 Aug 2022

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15:33 26/08
Pied Flycatcher
Dorset

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Sat 13 Aug 2022

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11:34 13/08
Pied Flycatcher
Dorset

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Fri 05 Aug 2022

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10:26 05/08
Whinchat
Dorset

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Fri 20 May 2022

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20:39 20/05
Hen Harrier
Dorset

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Sun 15 May 2022

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Time
22:13 15/05
Great Northern Diver
Dorset

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Sat 14 May 2022

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11:00 14/05
European Honey Buzzard
Dorset
10:52

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Fri 29 Apr 2022

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13:58 29/04
Great Northern Diver
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Sun 24 Apr 2022

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13:08 24/04
Lapland Bunting
Dorset

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Sat 23 Apr 2022

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19:34 23/04
Whinchat
Dorset

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Fri 15 Apr 2022

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15:22 15/04
Black Redstart
Dorset

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10:48 15/04
European Serin
Dorset
10:08

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Mon 11 Apr 2022

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17:10 11/04
Arctic Tern
Dorset

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Tue 05 Apr 2022

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12:51 05/04
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sun 03 Apr 2022

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15:00 03/04
Hoopoe
Dorset
02/04

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14:59 03/04
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sat 02 Apr 2022

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12:29 02/04
Black Redstart
Dorset

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11:59 02/04
Western Osprey
Dorset
11:50

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10:15 02/04
Western Osprey
Dorset
10:11

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Sun 27 Mar 2022

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09:15 27/03
Swallow
Dorset
09:10

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Sat 26 Mar 2022

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12:09 26/03
Black Redstart
Dorset

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11:13 26/03
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Fri 25 Mar 2022

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12:16 25/03
Hen Harrier
Dorset

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Tue 22 Mar 2022

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07:20 22/03
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Thu 17 Mar 2022

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14:10 17/03
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Wed 26 Jan 2022

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22:28 26/01
Hen Harrier
Dorset

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Tue 18 Jan 2022

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13:29 18/01
Hen Harrier
Dorset

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Mon 18 Oct 2021

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22:36 18/10
Black Redstart
Dorset

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10:27 18/10
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sun 17 Oct 2021

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14:07 17/10
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sat 16 Oct 2021

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09:10 16/10
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Fri 15 Oct 2021

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20:24 15/10
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Tue 12 Oct 2021

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22:18 12/10
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sun 10 Oct 2021

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14:58 10/10
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Fri 08 Oct 2021

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13:19 08/10
Pied Flycatcher
Dorset

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11:36 08/10
Hen Harrier
Dorset

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Thu 07 Oct 2021

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12:26 07/10
Hen Harrier
Dorset

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