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Tue 24 Mar 2020

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07:00 24/03
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire

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Wed 11 Mar 2020

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17:44 11/03
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Thu 05 Mar 2020

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10:15 05/03
Mealy Redpoll
Hertfordshire

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Tue 03 Mar 2020

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17:52 03/03
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
17:25

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Tue 25 Feb 2020

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17:51 25/02
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Fri 21 Feb 2020

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19:41 21/02
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Thu 20 Feb 2020

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19:33 20/02
Caspian × Herring Gull
Hertfordshire

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Mon 17 Feb 2020

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19:37 17/02
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Sat 15 Feb 2020

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14:43 15/02
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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09:44 15/02
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Fri 14 Feb 2020

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17:26 14/02
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Wed 12 Feb 2020

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20:35 12/02
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Tue 11 Feb 2020

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17:53 11/02
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
16:45

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Sat 08 Feb 2020

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17:36 08/02
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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14:25 08/02
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire
14:22

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Fri 07 Feb 2020

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18:06 07/02
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Thu 06 Feb 2020

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18:01 06/02
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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09:16 06/02
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Wed 05 Feb 2020

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18:21 05/02
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Tue 04 Feb 2020

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17:53 04/02
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Fri 31 Jan 2020

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20:12 31/01
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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18:10 31/01
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Thu 30 Jan 2020

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16:04 30/01
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Mon 27 Jan 2020

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14:34 27/01
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Wed 22 Jan 2020

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17:17 22/01
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Tue 21 Jan 2020

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17:37 21/01
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Sun 19 Jan 2020

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15:10 19/01
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Thu 16 Jan 2020

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08:59 16/01
Caspian × Herring Gull
Hertfordshire
15/01

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Wed 15 Jan 2020

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16:34 15/01
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Tue 14 Jan 2020

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18:23 14/01
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Wed 08 Jan 2020

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17:41 08/01
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Tue 07 Jan 2020

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18:12 07/01
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Sun 29 Dec 2019

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08:56 29/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire
08:30

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08:20 29/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire
08:00

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Sat 28 Dec 2019

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22:13 28/12
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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09:17 28/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire

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Fri 27 Dec 2019

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09:10 27/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire
09:02

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Wed 25 Dec 2019

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09:14 25/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire
08:35

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Tue 24 Dec 2019

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10:02 24/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire

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Sun 22 Dec 2019

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18:52 22/12
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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13:20 22/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire

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08:29 22/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire

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Sat 21 Dec 2019

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19:39 21/12
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
15:00

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08:05 21/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire

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Fri 20 Dec 2019

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13:47 20/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire
13:35

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07:52 20/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire
07:45

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Thu 19 Dec 2019

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13:57 19/12
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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13:32 19/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire
13:00

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10:50 19/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire
10:45

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Wed 18 Dec 2019

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13:28 18/12
Whooper Swan
Hertfordshire
11:45

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Mon 16 Dec 2019

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14:52 16/12
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
11:00

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Sat 14 Dec 2019

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15:44 14/12
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
13:20

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Fri 06 Dec 2019

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08:44 06/12
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
08:30

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Wed 04 Dec 2019

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17:02 04/12
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Fri 29 Nov 2019

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17:22 29/11
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Wed 27 Nov 2019

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17:15 27/11
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Fri 22 Nov 2019

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17:12 22/11
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire
15:28

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Tue 19 Nov 2019

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15:07 19/11
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
14:20

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Sun 17 Nov 2019

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17:22 17/11
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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12:18 17/11
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
12:05

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Fri 15 Nov 2019

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13:26 15/11
Little Bittern
Hertfordshire
13:24

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09:51 15/11
Little Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Thu 14 Nov 2019

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15:28 14/11
Little Bittern
Hertfordshire
15:20

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14:48 14/11
Little Bittern
Hertfordshire
14:45

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14:02 14/11
Little Bittern
Hertfordshire
13:15

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13:46 14/11
Little Bittern
Hertfordshire
12:48

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12:22 14/11
Little Bittern
Hertfordshire
12:05

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Wed 13 Nov 2019

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17:48 13/11
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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14:55 13/11
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
14:30

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Mon 11 Nov 2019

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18:32 11/11
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
13:20

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Fri 08 Nov 2019

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19:31 08/11
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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18:18 08/11
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Tue 05 Nov 2019

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15:54 05/11
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Sun 03 Nov 2019

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17:15 03/11
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Tue 22 Oct 2019

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17:06 22/10
Great Egret
Hertfordshire
16:20

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11:29 22/10
Rock Pipit
Hertfordshire
09:15

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Sat 19 Oct 2019

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10:51 19/10
Firecrest
Hertfordshire

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Sun 08 Sep 2019

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14:01 08/09
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
12:30

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Mon 12 Aug 2019

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22:05 12/08
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire
20:40

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Sat 20 Jul 2019

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09:28 20/07
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Mon 15 Jul 2019

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10:13 15/07
Avocet
Hertfordshire
10:10

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06:58 15/07
Avocet
Hertfordshire
05:38

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Thu 27 Jun 2019

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13:51 27/06
Western Osprey
Hertfordshire
11:45

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Sun 19 May 2019

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07:42 19/05
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire
18/05

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Fri 17 May 2019

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22:17 17/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Hertfordshire

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07:51 17/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Hertfordshire
16/05

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Thu 16 May 2019

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10:33 16/05
Great Egret
Hertfordshire
10:22

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08:38 16/05
Great Egret
Hertfordshire
08:20

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07:09 16/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Hertfordshire

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Wed 15 May 2019

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08:24 15/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Hertfordshire
08:20

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Tue 14 May 2019

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13:26 14/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Hertfordshire
12:30

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12:30 14/05
Black Tern
Hertfordshire
08:15

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09:11 14/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Hertfordshire

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08:15 14/05
Black Tern
Hertfordshire
08:10

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Fri 10 May 2019

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09:12 10/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Hertfordshire
09:00

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Thu 09 May 2019

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15:24 09/05
Red Knot
Hertfordshire

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10:04 09/05
Black Tern
Hertfordshire
09:44

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07:33 09/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Hertfordshire

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Wed 08 May 2019

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18:04 08/05
Black Tern
Hertfordshire
17:55

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12:43 08/05
Black Tern
Hertfordshire

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