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Fri 07 Feb 2020

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Time
22:30 07/02
Black Redstart
Dorset

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17:14 07/02
Purple Sandpiper
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Wed 05 Feb 2020

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11:56 05/02
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Mon 27 Jan 2020

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Time
14:30 27/01
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Sun 26 Jan 2020

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09:20 26/01
Black Redstart
Dorset
09:00

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Wed 22 Jan 2020

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13:44 22/01
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Mon 20 Jan 2020

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20:48 20/01
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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14:51 20/01
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sun 12 Jan 2020

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Time
21:27 12/01
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Fri 10 Jan 2020

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Time
17:07 10/01
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Wed 27 Nov 2019

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Time
13:30 27/11
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Mon 25 Nov 2019

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Time
17:10 25/11
Water Pipit
Dorset

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Sat 02 Nov 2019

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Time
12:55 02/11
Grey Phalarope
Dorset
10:30

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Sun 27 Oct 2019

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Time
11:51 27/10
Grey Phalarope
Dorset

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Sat 26 Oct 2019

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17:47 26/10
Grey Phalarope
Dorset
17:45

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16:24 26/10
Grey Phalarope
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16:00

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10:23 26/10
Grey Phalarope
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Wed 18 Sep 2019

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Time
08:07 18/09
White Stork
Dorset
08:05

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07:38 18/09
White Stork
Dorset
07:25

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07:31 18/09
White Stork
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07:25

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06:24 18/09
White Stork
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02:50

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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Time
22:24 17/09
White Stork
Dorset

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Fri 06 Sep 2019

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Time
07:05 06/09
Dipper
Dorset
05/09

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Fri 30 Aug 2019

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13:49 30/08
Western Osprey
Dorset
13:35

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Thu 16 May 2019

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Time
18:44 16/05
Pomarine Skua
Dorset
18:05

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Mon 29 Apr 2019

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18:45 29/04
Whimbrel
Dorset
11:38

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Wed 13 Mar 2019

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Time
12:26 13/03
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Sat 16 Feb 2019

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19:44 16/02
Swallow
Dorset

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Sat 02 Feb 2019

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Time
16:47 02/02
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Mon 28 Jan 2019

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Time
16:59 28/01
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sun 13 Jan 2019

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Time
17:59 13/01
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset
15:45

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17:39 13/01
Black Redstart
Dorset
15:20

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Sat 12 Jan 2019

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Date
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Time
17:59 12/01
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Wed 09 Jan 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
11:35 09/01
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Fri 04 Jan 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:44 04/01
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Tue 01 Jan 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:06 01/01
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Mon 19 Nov 2018

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Location
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Time
22:08 19/11
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Tue 16 Oct 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:35 16/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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Date
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Time
16:38 14/10
Grey Phalarope
Dorset
16:31

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15:51 14/10
Grey Phalarope
Dorset

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15:22 14/10
Arctic Tern
Dorset

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Sat 13 Oct 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:49 13/10
Grey Phalarope
Dorset

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14:59 13/10
Grey Phalarope
Dorset

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Fri 21 Sep 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:14 21/09
Grey Phalarope
Dorset

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11:24 21/09
Grey Phalarope
Dorset

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10:56 21/09
Grey Phalarope
Dorset

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Thu 20 Sep 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:03 20/09
Grey Phalarope
Dorset

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17:17 20/09
Grey Phalarope
Dorset
16:00

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Wed 19 Sep 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:40 19/09
Grey Phalarope
Dorset
16:30

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15:04 19/09
Grey Phalarope
Dorset
14:30

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Tue 18 Sep 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:47 18/09
Balearic Shearwater
Dorset

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Sat 05 May 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:12 05/05
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Sat 31 Mar 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:04 31/03
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Mon 19 Mar 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:13 19/03
Ring Ouzel
Dorset
17:30

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09:09 19/03
Ring Ouzel
Dorset

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Fri 16 Mar 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:24 16/03
Northern Wheatear
Dorset

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Mon 12 Mar 2018

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Date
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Location
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Time
21:29 12/03
Northern Wheatear
Dorset

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Thu 08 Mar 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:23 08/03
Little Gull
Dorset

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Tue 06 Mar 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:13 06/03
Little Gull
Dorset

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Mon 05 Mar 2018

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Date
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Location
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Time
12:32 05/03
Little Gull
Dorset

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Sun 04 Mar 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:24 04/03
Little Gull
Dorset

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Tue 02 Jan 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:22 02/01
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Wed 27 Dec 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:35 27/12
Firecrest
Dorset

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Sun 12 Nov 2017

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Date
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Location
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Time
14:23 12/11
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Sun 05 Nov 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:54 05/11
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Thu 02 Nov 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:47 02/11
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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10:13 02/11
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Wed 01 Nov 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:21 01/11
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset
12:08

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Sat 21 Oct 2017

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Date
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Site
Time
16:13 21/10
Great Northern Diver
Dorset

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10:11 21/10
Grey Phalarope
Dorset

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Thu 08 Jun 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:02 08/06
Balearic Shearwater
Dorset
13:00

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Sun 21 May 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:55 21/05
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset
13:30

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Sun 29 Jan 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:55 29/01
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Fri 20 Jan 2017

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Date
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Time
15:58 20/01
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset
15:55

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11:44 20/01
Black Redstart
Dorset
11:40

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Tue 10 Jan 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:30 10/01
Black Redstart
Dorset
10:15

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Mon 10 Oct 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:38 10/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Thu 25 Feb 2016

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Date
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Site
Time
21:57 25/02
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Thu 31 Dec 2015

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Location
Site
Time
11:50 31/12
Grey Phalarope
Dorset

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Tue 24 Nov 2015

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Location
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Time
10:30 24/11
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sat 12 Sep 2015

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Location
Site
Time
16:39 12/09
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Tue 19 May 2015

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Time
19:33 19/05
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Thu 14 May 2015

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Time
22:10 14/05
Alpine Swift
Dorset
19:00

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Thu 16 Apr 2015

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Time
08:54 16/04
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Thu 26 Feb 2015

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Time
18:41 26/02
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sat 21 Feb 2015

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Time
15:23 21/02
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Fri 23 Jan 2015

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Date
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Site
Time
12:42 23/01
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Sun 11 Jan 2015

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Location
Site
Time
23:22 11/01
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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22:03 11/01
Black Redstart
Dorset

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Tue 18 Nov 2014

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:47 18/11
Snow Bunting
Dorset
17/11

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Sun 16 Mar 2014

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:40 16/03
Iceland Gull
Dorset

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Sun 09 Feb 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:33 09/02
Little Gull
Dorset

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Wed 29 Jan 2014

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Location
Site
Time
16:09 29/01
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Thu 02 Jan 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:33 02/01
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset

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Sun 19 May 2013

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:34 19/05
Purple Sandpiper
Dorset
19:30

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Wed 15 May 2013

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Date
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Time
18:31 15/05
Hoopoe
Dorset
11:30

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Tue 14 May 2013

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Date
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Time
12:57 14/05
Hoopoe
Dorset

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Mon 13 May 2013

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Time
18:54 13/05
Hoopoe
Dorset
18:40

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11:18 13/05
Hoopoe
Dorset
09:35

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Sun 12 May 2013

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Time
16:36 12/05
Hoopoe
Dorset
15:15

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