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Sun 19 Jun 2022

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Time
20:51 19/06
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Sun 15 May 2022

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15:59 15/05
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Tue 08 Mar 2022

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20:57 08/03
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Sat 12 Feb 2022

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12:55 12/02
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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Mon 07 Feb 2022

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13:00 07/02
Snow Bunting
Northumberland
11:30

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Sat 05 Feb 2022

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15:57 05/02
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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Wed 02 Feb 2022

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17:33 02/02
Slavonian Grebe
Northumberland

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Mon 31 Jan 2022

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07:59 31/01
Twite
Northumberland
30/01

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Sun 23 Jan 2022

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15:09 23/01
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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Thu 06 Jan 2022

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Time
12:50 06/01
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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Sun 31 Oct 2021

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14:18 31/10
Twite
Northumberland

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Wed 27 Oct 2021

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13:36 27/10
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Wed 13 Oct 2021

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Time
20:33 13/10
Little Auk
Northumberland
11:30

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Sun 22 Aug 2021

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16:41 22/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Northumberland

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Mon 07 Jun 2021

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20:48 07/06
Woodchat Shrike
Northumberland

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Sun 23 May 2021

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Time
15:15 23/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Northumberland

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Wed 12 May 2021

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17:32 12/05
Curlew Sandpiper
Northumberland
17:30

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Sun 14 Mar 2021

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16:31 14/03
Black-throated Diver
Northumberland

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14:33 14/03
Common Crane
Northumberland

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Fri 05 Mar 2021

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15:35 05/03
Snow Bunting
Northumberland
15:27

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14:51 05/03
Twite
Northumberland
14:47

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Mon 28 Dec 2020

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10:12 28/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Sat 26 Dec 2020

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10:30 26/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Thu 24 Dec 2020

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10:11 24/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Tue 22 Dec 2020

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13:21 22/12
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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12:39 22/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Sun 20 Dec 2020

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12:30 20/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland
12:25

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10:56 20/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Thu 17 Dec 2020

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13:29 17/12
Twite
Northumberland

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Fri 27 Nov 2020

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15:23 27/11
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Sun 18 Oct 2020

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17:38 18/10
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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15:16 18/10
Great Northern Diver
Northumberland

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Wed 02 Sep 2020

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12:46 02/09
Western Osprey
Northumberland
11:30

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Mon 31 Aug 2020

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20:34 31/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Northumberland

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Sun 23 Aug 2020

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18:13 23/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Northumberland

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Wed 15 Jul 2020

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14:23 15/07
Avocet
Northumberland

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14:12 15/07
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Mon 16 Mar 2020

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21:09 16/03
Black Scoter
Northumberland
15:00

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Sun 15 Mar 2020

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13:18 15/03
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Sat 14 Mar 2020

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14:39 14/03
Black Scoter
Northumberland
14:00

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10:41 14/03
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Sun 08 Mar 2020

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Time
13:52 08/03
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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Thu 27 Feb 2020

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Time
12:04 27/02
Slavonian Grebe
Northumberland

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Tue 25 Feb 2020

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Time
14:08 25/02
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Tue 18 Feb 2020

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Time
14:49 18/02
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Mon 17 Feb 2020

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Time
10:17 17/02
Snow Bunting
Northumberland
09:12

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Sat 15 Feb 2020

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11:26 15/02
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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Wed 12 Feb 2020

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Time
13:13 12/02
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Sat 08 Feb 2020

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Time
16:02 08/02
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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Tue 28 Jan 2020

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Time
08:00 28/01
Black Scoter
Northumberland
26/01

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Sat 25 Jan 2020

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15:57 25/01
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Mon 20 Jan 2020

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13:18 20/01
Black Scoter
Northumberland
12:50

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Sun 19 Jan 2020

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Time
12:08 19/01
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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10:47 19/01
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Sat 18 Jan 2020

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14:06 18/01
Black Scoter
Northumberland
14:05

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11:41 18/01
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Fri 17 Jan 2020

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Time
18:01 17/01
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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12:20 17/01
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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Sun 12 Jan 2020

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14:12 12/01
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Fri 10 Jan 2020

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11:14 10/01
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Wed 01 Jan 2020

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15:50 01/01
Little Auk
Northumberland

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13:27 01/01
Jack Snipe
Northumberland

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Tue 31 Dec 2019

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Time
16:18 31/12
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Sun 29 Dec 2019

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20:38 29/12
Black-throated Diver
Northumberland
28/12

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Sat 28 Dec 2019

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13:29 28/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Fri 27 Dec 2019

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13:48 27/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Thu 26 Dec 2019

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10:49 26/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland
10:00

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Tue 24 Dec 2019

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12:13 24/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland
12:10

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Sun 22 Dec 2019

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12:13 22/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Wed 18 Dec 2019

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12:10 18/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Sun 15 Dec 2019

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14:28 15/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland
14:05

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Sat 07 Dec 2019

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12:56 07/12
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Wed 30 Oct 2019

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16:37 30/10
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland
14:00

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15:33 30/10
Black Scoter
Northumberland
15:25

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Tue 29 Oct 2019

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17:28 29/10
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Sun 27 Oct 2019

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11:23 27/10
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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Fri 25 Oct 2019

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12:45 25/10
Black Scoter
Northumberland
12:45

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11:38 25/10
Black Scoter
Northumberland
11:34

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Thu 24 Oct 2019

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22:58 24/10
Black-throated Diver
Northumberland

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10:29 24/10
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Wed 23 Oct 2019

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14:57 23/10
Lapland Bunting
Northumberland

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14:40 23/10
Black Scoter
Northumberland

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Sun 13 Oct 2019

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13:37 13/10
Black Redstart
Northumberland

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11:50 13/10
Great Northern Diver
Northumberland

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Fri 11 Oct 2019

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17:26 11/10
Black-throated Diver
Northumberland

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

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18:43 10/10
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Fri 04 Oct 2019

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10:09 04/10
Lapland Bunting
Northumberland

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08:54 04/10
Long-tailed Skua
Northumberland

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Sun 08 Sep 2019

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Time
15:39 08/09
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Tue 03 Sep 2019

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17:19 03/09
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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11:36 03/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Northumberland

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Sun 01 Sep 2019

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16:18 01/09
Black Tern
Northumberland
16:10

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Tue 27 Aug 2019

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16:40 27/08
Roseate Tern
Northumberland
16:08

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12:39 27/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Northumberland
12:38

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Sat 24 Aug 2019

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10:30 24/08
Black Tern
Northumberland

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10:00 24/08
Black Tern
Northumberland

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Sun 18 Aug 2019

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19:08 18/08
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Sun 07 Jul 2019

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14:15 07/07
Common Quail
Northumberland

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Tue 23 Apr 2019

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08:29 23/04
Short-eared Owl
Northumberland

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Mon 25 Mar 2019

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13:48 25/03
Twite
Northumberland

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