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Thu 06 Aug 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
07:04 06/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
18:25 05/08

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Wed 05 Aug 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:39 05/08
Hen Harrier
Essex
04/08

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Mon 03 Aug 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:37 03/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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Sun 02 Aug 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:42 02/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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Sat 01 Aug 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:24 01/08
Spotted Redshank
Essex
18:19

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16:44 01/08
Spotted Redshank
Essex
16:39

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Thu 30 Jul 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:10 30/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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Wed 29 Jul 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:43 29/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
18:33

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18:07 29/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
18:03

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16:58 29/07
Spotted Redshank
Essex
16:50

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Sat 25 Jul 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:58 25/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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Wed 22 Jul 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:29 22/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
21/07

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Tue 21 Jul 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:23 21/07
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
20:14

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Sat 18 Jul 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:43 18/07
Spotted Redshank
Essex
16:00 17/07

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Mon 13 Jul 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:08 13/07
Spotted Redshank
Essex
17:49

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Sun 05 Jul 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:22 05/07
Western Cattle Egret
Essex

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09:59 05/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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Sat 04 Jul 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:50 04/07
Western Cattle Egret
Essex

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Fri 03 Jul 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:45 03/07
Spotted Redshank
Essex

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13:58 03/07
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
13:56

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13:23 03/07
Western Cattle Egret
Essex

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Thu 02 Jul 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:36 02/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
13:00

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Mon 22 Jun 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:58 22/06
Spotted Redshank
Essex

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Wed 22 Apr 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:01 22/04
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
21/04

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Thu 19 Mar 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:22 19/03
Little Gull
Essex
15:15

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Mon 09 Mar 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:10 09/03
Water Pipit
Essex
11:15

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Sat 07 Mar 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:24 07/03
Great Egret
Essex

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Fri 06 Mar 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:08 06/03
Great Egret
Essex
13:55

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13:47 06/03
Great Egret
Essex
13:44

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Tue 21 Jan 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:42 21/01
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Fri 17 Jan 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:35 17/01
Black Brant
Essex

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Fri 10 Jan 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:11 10/01
Black-throated Diver
Essex

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Thu 09 Jan 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:34 09/01
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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11:55 09/01
Black Guillemot
Essex
10:00

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07:47 09/01
Short-eared Owl
Essex
08/01

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Wed 08 Jan 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:30 08/01
Western Cattle Egret
Essex

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11:46 08/01
Black Guillemot
Essex
11:45

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Thu 02 Jan 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:12 02/01
Western Cattle Egret
Essex

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Mon 30 Dec 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:17 30/12
Red-necked Grebe
Essex

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Sun 22 Dec 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:22 22/12
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Wed 18 Dec 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:16 18/12
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
13:50

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09:03 18/12
Black Brant
Essex
17/12

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Tue 17 Dec 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:19 17/12
Slavonian Grebe
Essex
16/12

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Mon 02 Dec 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:46 02/12
Black-throated Diver
Essex
12:30

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Sun 01 Dec 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:26 01/12
Black-throated Diver
Essex
14:10 29/11

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Fri 29 Nov 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:21 29/11
Great Northern Diver
Essex
14:10

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Thu 28 Nov 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:08 28/11
Black Brant
Essex

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Sun 17 Nov 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:17 17/11
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
10:10

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Sat 16 Nov 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:03 16/11
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
16:00

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13:16 16/11
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
13:14

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Sun 10 Nov 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
07:01 10/11
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
15:00 09/11

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Mon 28 Oct 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:22 28/10
Red-necked Grebe
Essex
13:21

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Mon 21 Oct 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
07:43 21/10
Garganey
Essex
20/10

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Sun 20 Oct 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:34 20/10
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
14:29

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Wed 16 Oct 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:29 16/10
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
15/10

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Fri 11 Oct 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:35 11/10
Western Cattle Egret
Essex

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Tue 03 Sep 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:10 03/09
Great Egret
Essex
17:07

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15:09 03/09
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
15:03

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Thu 29 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:58 29/08
Little Stint
Essex

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Mon 26 Aug 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:56 26/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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18:06 26/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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15:37 26/08
Montagu's Harrier
Essex
15:34

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Sun 18 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:48 18/08
Spotted Redshank
Essex
17:37

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Fri 16 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:53 16/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex
15/08

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Wed 14 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:38 14/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex
17:05 13/08

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Mon 12 Aug 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:16 12/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
13:55

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Wed 07 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:03 07/08
Spotted Redshank
Essex
19:01

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Sun 04 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:28 04/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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09:12 04/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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Sat 03 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:55 03/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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18:23 03/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Essex
02/08

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14:28 03/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
14:26

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Wed 31 Jul 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:45 31/07
Spotted Redshank
Essex
19:41

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18:03 31/07
Spotted Redshank
Essex
17:48

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Mon 29 Jul 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:37 29/07
Pectoral Sandpiper
Essex
14:00

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Sat 27 Jul 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:59 27/07
Western Cattle Egret
Essex

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Wed 24 Jul 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:17 24/07
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex
20:04

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18:34 24/07
Spotted Redshank
Essex
18:27

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Tue 23 Jul 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:17 23/07
Garganey
Essex

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Sun 21 Jul 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:28 21/07
Spotted Redshank
Essex
18:12

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Wed 17 Jul 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:12 17/07
Garganey
Essex
16:00

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Tue 02 Jul 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:14 02/07
Spotted Redshank
Essex
14:55

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Wed 26 Jun 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:55 26/06
Spotted Redshank
Essex

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12:13 26/06
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
12:10

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Mon 24 Jun 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:24 24/06
Spotted Redshank
Essex
14:45

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11:42 24/06
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
11:30

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Thu 20 Jun 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:52 20/06
Spotted Redshank
Essex
14:41

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Thu 06 Jun 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:30 06/06
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
18:15

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Wed 05 Jun 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:15 05/06
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
11:45

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Sun 02 Jun 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:45 02/06
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
19:42

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10:35 02/06
Western Cattle Egret
Essex

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Thu 23 May 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:47 23/05
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
22/05

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Tue 21 May 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:38 21/05
Garganey
Essex
10:33

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09:31 21/05
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
09:30

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08:59 21/05
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
08:58

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Sun 19 May 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:00 19/05
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
15:55

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Sat 11 May 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:32 11/05
Western Cattle Egret
Essex

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Thu 09 May 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:53 09/05
Western Cattle Egret
Essex
10:45

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Thu 02 May 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:59 02/05
Garganey
Essex
10:56

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Fri 29 Mar 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:13 29/03
Hen Harrier
Essex
28/03

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