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Sat 23 May 2020

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Time
19:16 23/05
Balearic Shearwater
Dorset
18:30

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Mon 16 Mar 2020

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10:35 16/03
Northern Wheatear
Dorset

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Sat 29 Feb 2020

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18:14 29/02
Velvet Scoter
Dorset

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Fri 27 Dec 2019

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11:07 27/12
Woodlark
Dorset

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Fri 18 Oct 2019

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20:42 18/10
Little Gull
Dorset

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Fri 11 Oct 2019

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18:38 11/10
Leach's Storm Petrel
Dorset

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Fri 27 Sep 2019

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12:42 27/09
Balearic Shearwater
Dorset
12:00

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Sun 15 Sep 2019

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22:39 15/09
Lapland Bunting
Dorset

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07:08 15/09
Lapland Bunting
Dorset
14/09

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Fri 13 Sep 2019

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15:47 13/09
Lapland Bunting
Dorset

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12:15 13/09
Lapland Bunting
Dorset
09:45

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Fri 17 May 2019

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13:31 17/05
European Nightjar
Dorset

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Mon 02 Apr 2018

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Time
21:24 02/04
Short-eared Owl
Dorset

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Thu 25 Jan 2018

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22:31 25/01
Ring Ouzel
Dorset

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Sat 09 Dec 2017

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18:12 09/12
Ring Ouzel
Dorset

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Mon 30 Oct 2017

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13:56 30/10
Vagrant Emperor
Dorset

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Tue 29 Aug 2017

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14:08 29/08
Common Quail
Dorset

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Sat 05 Aug 2017

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09:22 05/08
Wood Sandpiper
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Thu 18 May 2017

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13:57 18/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
Dorset

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09:57 18/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
Dorset
09:30

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Wed 17 May 2017

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17:57 17/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
Dorset
17:52

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16:30 17/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
Dorset

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11:14 17/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
Dorset

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10:17 17/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
Dorset

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Tue 16 May 2017

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20:26 16/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
Dorset
20:24

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16:31 16/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
Dorset
16:17

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14:21 16/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
Dorset

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12:26 16/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
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Tue 02 May 2017

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08:01 02/05
Hoopoe
Dorset

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Wed 19 Apr 2017

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13:37 19/04
Common Redstart
Dorset

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Tue 24 Jan 2017

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13:48 24/01
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Mon 23 Jan 2017

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Time
10:02 23/01
Black-necked Grebe
Dorset
10:00

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Sun 22 Jan 2017

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14:20 22/01
Black-necked Grebe
Dorset

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09:46 22/01
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Thu 19 Jan 2017

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15:15 19/01
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Wed 18 Jan 2017

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14:06 18/01
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Fri 13 Jan 2017

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13:54 13/01
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Wed 11 Jan 2017

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13:44 11/01
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Sun 08 Jan 2017

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16:01 08/01
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Wed 04 Jan 2017

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Time
14:14 04/01
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Tue 03 Jan 2017

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Date
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Time
22:14 03/01
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Thu 27 Oct 2016

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14:20 27/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Thu 20 Oct 2016

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15:29 20/10
Ring Ouzel
Dorset

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Sat 08 Oct 2016

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Date
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Time
11:30 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dorset

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Wed 14 Sep 2016

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Time
13:50 14/09
Firecrest
Dorset

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Wed 31 Aug 2016

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13:23 31/08
Montagu's Harrier
Dorset

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Thu 25 Aug 2016

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10:34 25/08
Wryneck
Dorset

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Wed 24 Aug 2016

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Time
11:06 24/08
Whinchat
Dorset

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Mon 21 Mar 2016

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Time
14:24 21/03
Northern Wheatear
Dorset

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Fri 16 Oct 2015

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10:30 16/10
Hen Harrier
Dorset

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Thu 15 Oct 2015

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17:42 15/10
Short-eared Owl
Dorset

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Sun 30 Aug 2015

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11:27 30/08
Ortolan Bunting
Dorset

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Sun 03 May 2015

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Time
12:16 03/05
Wood Warbler
Dorset

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Mon 15 Dec 2014

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Time
15:05 15/12
Cirl Bunting
Dorset

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Sun 14 Dec 2014

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11:22 14/12
Cirl Bunting
Dorset

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Tue 18 Nov 2014

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Date
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Time
15:50 18/11
Common Crane
Dorset
15:35

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Fri 17 Oct 2014

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11:58 17/10
Richard's Pipit
Dorset

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11:01 17/10
Richard's Pipit
Dorset
11:00

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Wed 15 Oct 2014

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10:02 15/10
Richard's Pipit
Dorset
10:00

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Tue 14 Oct 2014

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17:37 14/10
Richard's Pipit
Dorset

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Fri 05 Sep 2014

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12:57 05/09
Wryneck
Dorset

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Sat 01 Mar 2014

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14:18 01/03
Little Gull
Dorset

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Sun 23 Feb 2014

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17:58 23/02
Iceland Gull
Dorset

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Sat 22 Feb 2014

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09:16 22/02
Little Gull
Dorset

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Fri 21 Feb 2014

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13:26 21/02
Little Gull
Dorset

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Thu 20 Feb 2014

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15:21 20/02
Little Gull
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Wed 19 Feb 2014

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15:23 19/02
Little Gull
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Tue 18 Feb 2014

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17:55 18/02
Little Gull
Dorset

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14:26 18/02
Little Gull
Dorset

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Mon 17 Feb 2014

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11:00 17/02
Little Gull
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Sun 16 Feb 2014

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18:47 16/02
Little Gull
Dorset

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16:03 16/02
Little Gull
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13:55 16/02
Little Gull
Dorset

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12:27 16/02
Little Gull
Dorset

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09:29 16/02
Little Gull
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Sat 15 Feb 2014

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12:25 15/02
Little Gull
Dorset

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Wed 22 Jan 2014

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13:32 22/01
Glaucous Gull
Dorset

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Tue 21 Jan 2014

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13:45 21/01
Glaucous Gull
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Fri 17 Jan 2014

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12:15 17/01
Glaucous Gull
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Mon 25 Nov 2013

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13:36 25/11
Snow Bunting
Dorset

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Mon 04 Nov 2013

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15:55 04/11
Sabine's Gull
Dorset
15:45

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09:59 04/11
Sabine's Gull
Dorset
08:50

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Sun 03 Nov 2013

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14:36 03/11
Sabine's Gull
Dorset
14:35

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14:25 03/11
Sabine's Gull
Dorset
14:10

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Sat 02 Nov 2013

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22:05 02/11
Sabine's Gull
Dorset
16:15

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13:12 02/11
Sabine's Gull
Dorset
12:18

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09:18 02/11
Sabine's Gull
Dorset
09:10

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Fri 01 Nov 2013

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17:47 01/11
Sabine's Gull
Dorset

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Sun 13 Oct 2013

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14:40 13/10
Whinchat
Dorset

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Fri 20 Sep 2013

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15:56 20/09
Balearic Shearwater
Dorset
11:30

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Fri 06 Sep 2013

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13:56 06/09
Whinchat
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Thu 05 Sep 2013

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18:47 05/09
Wryneck
Dorset

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13:56 05/09
Wryneck
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Wed 10 Apr 2013

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14:18 10/04
Garganey
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Wed 03 Apr 2013

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14:37 03/04
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Dorset
14:35

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12:46 03/04
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Dorset

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Wed 02 Jan 2013

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13:28 02/01
Firecrest
Dorset

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Mon 17 Sep 2012

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13:49 17/09
Wryneck
Dorset

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Tue 28 Aug 2012

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14:28 28/08
Pied Flycatcher
Dorset

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Sun 26 Aug 2012

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22:34 26/08
Wryneck
Dorset

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