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Sat 18 Apr 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:57 18/04
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Fri 10 Apr 2020

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19:06 10/04
Arctic Tern
Essex

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08:02 10/04
Little Gull
Essex
09/04

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Thu 09 Apr 2020

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Time
09:00 09/04
Little Gull
Essex

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Tue 07 Apr 2020

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Date
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Time
10:03 07/04
Short-eared Owl
Essex
06/04

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Mon 06 Apr 2020

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10:02 06/04
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Sun 05 Apr 2020

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11:01 05/04
Great Egret
Essex

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Sat 04 Apr 2020

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10:01 04/04
Common Scoter
Essex
03/04

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09:03 04/04
Common Tern
Essex

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Thu 02 Apr 2020

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Time
20:08 02/04
Dark-bellied Brent Goose
Essex

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Tue 31 Mar 2020

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Time
20:52 31/03
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Sun 29 Mar 2020

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Time
15:27 29/03
Kittiwake
Essex

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Fri 27 Mar 2020

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20:37 27/03
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Tue 24 Mar 2020

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Time
19:06 24/03
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Sun 22 Mar 2020

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Time
19:21 22/03
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Fri 20 Mar 2020

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Time
19:16 20/03
Common Scoter
Essex

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Thu 12 Mar 2020

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Time
16:25 12/03
Kittiwake
Essex

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Sun 01 Mar 2020

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Time
09:28 01/03
Caspian Gull
Essex
29/02

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Sun 01 Dec 2019

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Time
19:43 01/12
Caspian Gull
Essex

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Sat 16 Nov 2019

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Time
21:57 16/11
Short-eared Owl
Essex
15:00

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Tue 22 Oct 2019

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Time
17:58 22/10
Guillemot
Essex

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Sun 19 May 2019

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Location
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Time
23:02 19/05
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Fri 17 May 2019

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Date
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Time
08:21 17/05
Short-eared Owl
Essex
16/05

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Sun 05 May 2019

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14:40 05/05
Roseate Tern
Essex

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Sun 28 Apr 2019

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21:51 28/04
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Sat 26 Jan 2019

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Time
17:20 26/01
Water Pipit
Essex

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Tue 11 Dec 2018

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Time
08:48 11/12
Brent Goose
Essex

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Mon 26 Nov 2018

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Time
07:09 26/11
Dark-bellied Brent Goose
Essex
25/11

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Sun 28 Oct 2018

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Time
18:14 28/10
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:02 14/10
Rock Pipit
Essex

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Sat 06 Oct 2018

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23:02 06/10
Black Tern
Essex

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Sun 23 Sep 2018

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Time
21:28 23/09
Great Skua
Essex

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Mon 27 Aug 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:17 27/08
Arctic Tern
Essex
25/08

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Thu 16 Aug 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
23:08 16/08
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Mon 07 May 2018

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Date
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Site
Time
22:24 07/05
Little Tern
Essex

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Sat 28 Apr 2018

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Time
20:16 28/04
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Sun 15 Apr 2018

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Date
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Location
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Time
22:10 15/04
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Sun 01 Apr 2018

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Date
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Time
20:18 01/04
Kittiwake
Essex

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Sun 25 Mar 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:52 25/03
Caspian Gull
Essex

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Sun 04 Mar 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:21 04/03
Bar-tailed Godwit
Essex

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08:11 04/03
Rock Pipit
Essex
03/03

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Tue 12 Dec 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:12 12/12
Grey Plover
Essex

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Sat 02 Dec 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:43 02/12
Water Pipit
Essex

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Wed 22 Nov 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:50 22/11
Firecrest
Essex

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Tue 31 Oct 2017

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Date
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Site
Time
13:17 31/10
Rock Pipit
Essex

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Sun 29 Oct 2017

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Date
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Site
Time
18:56 29/10
Brent Goose
Essex

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Sat 28 Oct 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:34 28/10
Hawfinch
Essex
09:15

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Wed 18 Oct 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:32 18/10
Little Stint
Essex

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Tue 17 Oct 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:38 17/10
Little Stint
Essex

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Sat 07 Oct 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:54 07/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sun 01 Oct 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:19 01/10
Little Stint
Essex

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Thu 28 Sep 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:02 28/09
Red Knot
Essex

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Sat 23 Sep 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:23 23/09
Lapland Bunting
Essex

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08:37 23/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sat 02 Sep 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:55 02/09
Western Osprey
Essex
09:50

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Wed 30 Aug 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:54 30/08
Common Scoter
Essex

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Tue 29 Aug 2017

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Date
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Location
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Time
07:23 29/08
Guillemot
Essex
07:20

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Thu 24 Aug 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:42 24/08
Sandwich Tern
Essex

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Wed 23 Aug 2017

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Time
09:11 23/08
Black Tern
Essex
09:07

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Mon 21 Aug 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:42 21/08
Sanderling
Essex

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Mon 07 Aug 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:49 07/08
Yellow-legged Gull
Essex

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Sat 05 Aug 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:36 05/08
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Thu 03 Aug 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:20 03/08
Yellow-legged Gull
Essex

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Fri 05 May 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:01 05/05
Arctic Tern
Essex

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10:35 05/05
Little Tern
Essex

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Thu 04 May 2017

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Date
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Location
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Time
09:00 04/05
European Turtle Dove
Essex
08:16

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08:35 04/05
Little Stint
Essex

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Wed 03 May 2017

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Site
Time
08:35 03/05
Little Tern
Essex
08:29

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Mon 01 May 2017

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Location
Site
Time
18:09 01/05
Little Gull
Essex
15:58

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07:13 01/05
Bar-tailed Godwit
Essex

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Sun 30 Apr 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:30 30/04
Common Scoter
Essex
18:45

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Thu 20 Apr 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:07 20/04
Grasshopper Warbler
Essex

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Wed 19 Apr 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:30 19/04
Caspian Gull
Essex

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Sat 11 Mar 2017

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Date
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Site
Time
18:26 11/03
Sand Martin
Essex

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Thu 09 Feb 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:57 09/02
Dark-bellied Brent Goose
Essex
08/02

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Sat 04 Feb 2017

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18:12 04/02
Caspian Gull
Essex

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Sun 29 Jan 2017

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Date
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Site
Time
21:26 29/01
Grey Plover
Essex

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Sun 15 Jan 2017

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Site
Time
18:10 15/01
Grey Plover
Essex

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Sat 14 Jan 2017

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Time
16:04 14/01
Kittiwake
Essex
16:03

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Sun 08 Jan 2017

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Site
Time
19:13 08/01
Caspian Gull
Essex

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Mon 02 Jan 2017

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Location
Site
Time
16:03 02/01
Waxwing
Essex
15:59

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Sat 05 Nov 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:55 05/11
Caspian Gull
Essex

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Fri 04 Nov 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:01 04/11
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sat 29 Oct 2016

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Site
Time
11:33 29/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sun 09 Oct 2016

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Site
Time
19:44 09/10
Greater White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Fri 07 Oct 2016

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Date
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16:30 07/10
Kittiwake
Essex
06/10

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Wed 05 Oct 2016

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Time
10:23 05/10
Sandwich Tern
Essex

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Fri 30 Sep 2016

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09:58 30/09
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Sat 24 Sep 2016

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18:36 24/09
Grey Plover
Essex

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Fri 23 Sep 2016

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Site
Time
09:57 23/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Thu 22 Sep 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:08 22/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Tue 20 Sep 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:23 20/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Mon 19 Sep 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:54 19/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sun 18 Sep 2016

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Date
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Site
Time
19:24 18/09
Black Tern
Essex

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10:18 18/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sat 17 Sep 2016

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Date
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Site
Time
19:37 17/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Fri 09 Sep 2016

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09:51 09/09
Spotted Redshank
Essex

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Wed 07 Sep 2016

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Time
15:59 07/09
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Sat 03 Sep 2016

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Time
11:25 03/09
Sandwich Tern
Essex

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Fri 02 Sep 2016

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Site
Time
09:49 02/09
Arctic Tern
Essex

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