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Wed 30 Mar 2022

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:51 30/03
Little Gull
Hertfordshire

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Wed 12 Jan 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:44 12/01
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Sat 16 May 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:35 16/05
Great Egret
Hertfordshire

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Sun 13 Oct 2019

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Time
12:29 13/10
Great Egret
Hertfordshire

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Sat 23 Mar 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
16:18 23/03
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Sun 08 Apr 2018

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Site
Time
11:08 08/04
Common Scoter
Hertfordshire

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08:13 08/04
Common Scoter
Hertfordshire

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Wed 13 Dec 2017

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Date
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Location
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Time
15:12 13/12
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Sat 09 Dec 2017

Rarity
Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:28 09/12
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Mon 06 Nov 2017

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Date
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Time
15:55 06/11
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
11:00

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Sat 04 Nov 2017

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Date
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Time
10:04 04/11
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Tue 31 Oct 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:45 31/10
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:26 06/10
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Tue 03 Oct 2017

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Date
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Time
17:07 03/10
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Fri 19 May 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:57 19/05
Arctic Tern
Hertfordshire

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11:31 19/05
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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10:22 19/05
Arctic Tern
Hertfordshire
10:15

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Sat 07 Jan 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:17 07/01
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Sun 04 Dec 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:33 04/12
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Sat 03 Dec 2016

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Time
12:20 03/12
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Tue 02 Aug 2016

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Time
15:18 02/08
Western Osprey
Hertfordshire
12:06

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Mon 28 Mar 2016

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Time
14:28 28/03
Swallow
Hertfordshire

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Sun 28 Feb 2016

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Time
09:42 28/02
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Thu 11 Feb 2016

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Time
19:59 11/02
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Tue 09 Feb 2016

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19:23 09/02
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Sat 30 Jan 2016

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Date
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Time
18:08 30/01
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
14:30

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Thu 28 Jan 2016

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Time
18:56 28/01
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Wed 13 Jan 2016

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Date
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Location
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Time
18:31 13/01
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Tue 10 Mar 2015

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Date
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Time
20:01 10/03
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Wed 18 Feb 2015

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Date
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Time
18:50 18/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 15 Feb 2015

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Time
12:43 15/02
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Thu 03 Jan 2013

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Date
Species
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Time
09:04 03/01
Waxwing
Hertfordshire
08:55

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Wed 02 Jan 2013

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Date
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Time
13:40 02/01
Waxwing
Hertfordshire
13:37

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Tue 27 Dec 2005

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Date
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Time
14:02 27/12
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Sat 24 Dec 2005

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Date
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Time
16:22 24/12
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire
14:30

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Wed 21 Dec 2005

Rarity
Date
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Time
14:38 21/12
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire
11:30

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Sun 18 Dec 2005

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Date
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17:35 18/12
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Sat 17 Dec 2005

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Date
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Time
12:04 17/12
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Thu 15 Dec 2005

Rarity
Date
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Time
22:24 15/12
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Wed 14 Dec 2005

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Time
19:51 14/12
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire
15:00

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Sun 11 Dec 2005

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Date
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Time
17:08 11/12
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire
15:00

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Sat 10 Dec 2005

Rarity
Date
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Time
18:31 10/12
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire
15:00

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Tue 18 May 2004

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Date
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Time
18:51 18/05
White Stork
Hertfordshire
12:30

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Tue 11 May 2004

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Time
21:33 11/05
White Stork
Hertfordshire
15:00

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Fri 23 Jan 2004

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:34 23/01
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Hertfordshire
08:20

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Mon 03 Feb 2003

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:34 03/02
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire
02/02

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Sat 01 Feb 2003

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Date
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Time
11:05 01/02
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Thu 30 Jan 2003

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Date
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Time
18:55 30/01
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Mon 27 Jan 2003

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Time
21:01 27/01
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Fri 17 Jan 2003

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09:37 17/01
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire
08:50

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Wed 15 Jan 2003

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Time
22:01 15/01
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Mon 13 Jan 2003

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Date
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Time
18:24 13/01
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Sun 12 Jan 2003

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20:23 12/01
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Sat 11 Jan 2003

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20:26 11/01
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Fri 03 Jan 2003

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16:40 03/01
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Wed 01 Jan 2003

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13:55 01/01
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire
13:00

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10:27 01/01
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire
31/12

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Sat 14 Dec 2002

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11:05 14/12
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire
10:55

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Thu 12 Dec 2002

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13:31 12/12
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire
08:00

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Wed 11 Dec 2002

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17:19 11/12
Slavonian Grebe
Hertfordshire

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