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Mon 06 Dec 2021

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Location
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Time
07:43 06/12
Little Gull
Galway
05/12

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Sun 05 Dec 2021

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11:32 05/12
Great Egret
Galway
11:30

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10:29 05/12
Ring-billed Gull
Galway

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Sat 04 Dec 2021

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11:51 04/12
Ring-billed Gull
Galway

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Thu 02 Dec 2021

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07:37 02/12
Lesser Yellowlegs
Galway
27/11

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Mon 29 Nov 2021

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13:06 29/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Tue 23 Nov 2021

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17:16 23/11
Ring-billed Gull
Galway
17:11 20/11

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16:55 23/11
Forster's Tern
Galway
15:50

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16:23 23/11
Twite
Galway

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Mon 22 Nov 2021

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17:00 22/11
Great Egret
Galway
08:30

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Sun 21 Nov 2021

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16:45 21/11
Lesser Yellowlegs
Galway
16:39

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13:44 21/11
Forster's Tern
Galway
13:39

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Tue 16 Nov 2021

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10:42 16/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Mon 15 Nov 2021

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15:07 15/11
Glaucous Gull
Galway
15:02

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Thu 11 Nov 2021

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09:40 11/11
Pink-footed Goose
Galway
10/11

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Mon 08 Nov 2021

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09:06 08/11
Ring-billed Gull
Galway

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Sun 07 Nov 2021

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20:13 07/11
Long-tailed Duck
Galway

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Thu 04 Nov 2021

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16:45 04/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Galway

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Wed 03 Nov 2021

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18:24 03/11
Ring-billed Gull
Galway

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Sat 30 Oct 2021

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Time
14:58 30/10
Lesser Yellowlegs
Galway
14:54

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12:35 30/10
Great Egret
Galway
12:26

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Wed 27 Oct 2021

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07:45 27/10
Spotted Redshank
Galway
25/10

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Tue 26 Oct 2021

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20:11 26/10
Little Gull
Galway

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Sat 23 Oct 2021

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20:41 23/10
Great Egret
Galway

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Thu 21 Oct 2021

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07:39 21/10
Great Egret
Galway
13:29 20/10

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Wed 20 Oct 2021

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14:48 20/10
American Golden Plover
Galway
14:47

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07:33 20/10
Spotted Redshank
Galway
18/10

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Mon 18 Oct 2021

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12:17 18/10
American Golden Plover
Galway
12:13

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08:24 18/10
Lesser Whitethroat
Galway
10:14 17/10

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Sun 17 Oct 2021

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18:30 17/10
Hoopoe
Galway

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Sat 16 Oct 2021

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15:59 16/10
Long-tailed Duck
Galway

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09:45 16/10
Surf Scoter
Galway

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09:20 16/10
American Golden Plover
Galway
16:13 14/10

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08:33 16/10
Common Rosefinch
Galway
12:14 15/10

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Fri 15 Oct 2021

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Time
18:28 15/10
Hoopoe
Galway

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Thu 14 Oct 2021

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Site
Time
21:24 14/10
Snow Bunting
Galway

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18:41 14/10
Hoopoe
Galway

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Wed 13 Oct 2021

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17:45 13/10
Hoopoe
Galway

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12:26 13/10
Common Rosefinch
Galway

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Tue 12 Oct 2021

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Time
19:28 12/10
Hoopoe
Galway

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Sun 10 Oct 2021

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Time
19:21 10/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Galway

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Sat 09 Oct 2021

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Time
20:07 09/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Galway

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18:29 09/10
Western Bonelli's Warbler
Galway

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14:17 09/10
Ring-billed Gull
Galway

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Wed 06 Oct 2021

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Time
19:02 06/10
Red-eyed Vireo
Galway

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Tue 05 Oct 2021

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Time
18:37 05/10
Grey Phalarope
Galway

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Mon 04 Oct 2021

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22:18 04/10
Snow Bunting
Galway

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21:29 04/10
Lapland Bunting
Galway

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10:37 04/10
American Horned Lark
Galway

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Sun 03 Oct 2021

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Time
18:50 03/10
American Horned Lark
Galway
16:30

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17:35 03/10
Pink-footed Goose
Galway

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15:20 03/10
American Horned Lark
Galway

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Sat 02 Oct 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:18 02/10
Pink-footed Goose
Galway
15:30

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12:34 02/10
Pomarine Skua
Galway
12:29

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Fri 01 Oct 2021

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Time
19:32 01/10
American Golden Plover
Galway

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Thu 30 Sep 2021

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12:01 30/09
European Turtle Dove
Galway
11:53

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Wed 29 Sep 2021

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19:56 29/09
Pink-footed Goose
Galway
19:52

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Mon 27 Sep 2021

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21:00 27/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Galway

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Sun 26 Sep 2021

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Time
22:49 26/09
Wood Sandpiper
Galway

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Sat 25 Sep 2021

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Time
21:04 25/09
Little Gull
Galway

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Fri 24 Sep 2021

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Time
16:39 24/09
Little Gull
Galway
12:10

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15:43 24/09
American Golden Plover
Galway
15:00

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Thu 23 Sep 2021

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16:42 23/09
American Golden Plover
Galway
16:40

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15:18 23/09
Pied Flycatcher
Galway

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14:44 23/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Galway
14:41

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Wed 22 Sep 2021

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09:52 22/09
Ring-billed Gull
Galway

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09:49 22/09
Little Gull
Galway

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Tue 21 Sep 2021

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Time
13:55 21/09
Ring-billed Gull
Galway

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10:24 21/09
Wood Sandpiper
Galway
09:50

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Mon 20 Sep 2021

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20:00 20/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Galway

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Sun 19 Sep 2021

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17:34 19/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Galway

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16:08 19/09
Ring-billed Gull
Galway

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13:59 19/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Galway
13:04

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Sat 18 Sep 2021

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12:31 18/09
Baird's Sandpiper
Galway
12:25

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Fri 17 Sep 2021

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14:42 17/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Galway
16/09

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Thu 16 Sep 2021

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14:10 16/09
Red Knot
Galway

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Wed 15 Sep 2021

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15:26 15/09
Glossy Ibis
Galway
11:45

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15:21 15/09
Garganey
Galway

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Sun 12 Sep 2021

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18:09 12/09
Little Stint
Galway
11/09

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17:57 12/09
Tree Pipit
Galway
09:07

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17:04 12/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Galway

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Sat 11 Sep 2021

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19:20 11/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Galway

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19:19 11/09
Wood Sandpiper
Galway

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16:23 11/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Galway

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Fri 10 Sep 2021

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14:27 10/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Galway

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Thu 09 Sep 2021

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07:03 09/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Galway
08/09

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Mon 06 Sep 2021

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21:44 06/09
Garganey
Galway

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Sun 05 Sep 2021

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16:18 05/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Galway

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07:53 05/09
Eurasian Dotterel
Galway
02:15 04/09

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Sat 04 Sep 2021

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19:45 04/09
Wood Sandpiper
Galway

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14:26 04/09
Ring-billed Gull
Galway

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14:08 04/09
Barred Warbler
Galway

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Fri 03 Sep 2021

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13:45 03/09
Glossy Ibis
Galway
13:30

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Thu 02 Sep 2021

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11:31 02/09
Black Tern
Galway
31/08

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Wed 01 Sep 2021

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20:00 01/09
Garganey
Galway

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Tue 31 Aug 2021

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18:10 31/08
Little Ringed Plover
Galway

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Wed 25 Aug 2021

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16:03 25/08
Western Osprey
Galway

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Sat 21 Aug 2021

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21:09 21/08
Garganey
Galway

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Tue 03 Aug 2021

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18:04 03/08
Long-tailed Skua
Galway
02/08

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Mon 02 Aug 2021

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20:12 02/08
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Galway

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