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Sun 05 Feb 2023

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10:56 05/02
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 02 Feb 2023

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13:24 02/02
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sun 29 Jan 2023

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07:53 29/01
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester
28/01

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07:35 29/01
Smew
Greater Manchester
28/01

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Fri 27 Jan 2023

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15:58 27/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 26 Jan 2023

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14:07 26/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sat 21 Jan 2023

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11:26 21/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 19 Jan 2023

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13:59 19/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sun 08 Jan 2023

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11:18 08/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 05 Jan 2023

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12:08 05/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Mon 02 Jan 2023

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17:24 02/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sun 01 Jan 2023

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20:31 01/01
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester

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Sat 31 Dec 2022

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17:45 31/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Fri 30 Dec 2022

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15:28 30/12
Smew
Greater Manchester
15:15

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11:13 30/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 29 Dec 2022

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20:15 29/12
Brent Goose
Greater Manchester
09:30

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19:43 29/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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19:05 29/12
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester

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11:23 29/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sat 24 Dec 2022

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11:37 24/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Fri 23 Dec 2022

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11:42 23/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Wed 21 Dec 2022

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15:47 21/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Fri 09 Dec 2022

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17:49 09/12
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester

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Thu 08 Dec 2022

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12:28 08/12
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester

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Wed 07 Dec 2022

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17:44 07/12
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester

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Wed 30 Nov 2022

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18:03 30/11
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester

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Sun 27 Nov 2022

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18:13 27/11
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester

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Sat 19 Nov 2022

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13:16 19/11
Glossy Ibis
Greater Manchester
11:20

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09:57 19/11
Glossy Ibis
Greater Manchester

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Sun 23 Oct 2022

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21:40 23/10
Rock Pipit
Greater Manchester

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Sat 15 Oct 2022

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17:25 15/10
Rock Pipit
Greater Manchester

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Wed 12 Oct 2022

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12:39 12/10
Great Egret
Greater Manchester

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Thu 29 Sep 2022

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12:40 29/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Sun 25 Sep 2022

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10:43 25/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Sat 24 Sep 2022

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12:56 24/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Thu 22 Sep 2022

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14:42 22/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Greater Manchester

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Tue 20 Sep 2022

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18:37 20/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Mon 19 Sep 2022

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11:45 19/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Sun 18 Sep 2022

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10:00 18/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Sun 11 Sep 2022

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11:06 11/09
Garganey
Greater Manchester

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10:59 11/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Sat 10 Sep 2022

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11:54 10/09
Great Egret
Greater Manchester

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11:47 10/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Fri 09 Sep 2022

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12:08 09/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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12:01 09/09
Garganey
Greater Manchester

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Sun 04 Sep 2022

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10:20 04/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Sat 03 Sep 2022

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11:44 03/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Fri 02 Sep 2022

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11:58 02/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Thu 01 Sep 2022

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11:06 01/09
Great Egret
Greater Manchester

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11:00 01/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester
06:42

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Tue 30 Aug 2022

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21:24 30/08
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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21:22 30/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Greater Manchester

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21:05 30/08
Great Egret
Greater Manchester

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15:35 30/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Greater Manchester
15:32

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14:19 30/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Greater Manchester
14:15

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12:02 30/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Greater Manchester
08:25

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Mon 29 Aug 2022

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21:11 29/08
Great Egret
Greater Manchester
17:00

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18:53 29/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Greater Manchester
17:00

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14:16 29/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Greater Manchester
14:14

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11:03 29/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Greater Manchester

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07:29 29/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Greater Manchester

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07:27 29/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Greater Manchester

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Sun 28 Aug 2022

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19:42 28/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Greater Manchester
18:44

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15:01 28/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Greater Manchester
13:12

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11:02 28/08
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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10:25 28/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Greater Manchester

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Sat 27 Aug 2022

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10:16 27/08
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Fri 26 Aug 2022

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11:33 26/08
Great Egret
Greater Manchester

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Thu 25 Aug 2022

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12:12 25/08
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Wed 24 Aug 2022

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08:04 24/08
Grey Plover
Greater Manchester

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Sat 20 Aug 2022

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12:59 20/08
Little Gull
Greater Manchester
05:53

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Fri 19 Aug 2022

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20:41 19/08
Little Gull
Greater Manchester

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Sun 14 Aug 2022

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11:12 14/08
Great Egret
Greater Manchester

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07:22 14/08
Great Egret
Greater Manchester
13/08

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Fri 12 Aug 2022

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17:19 12/08
Great Egret
Greater Manchester
07:30

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Wed 10 Aug 2022

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14:40 10/08
Great Egret
Greater Manchester
12:00

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Sun 07 Aug 2022

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19:17 07/08
Red Knot
Greater Manchester
06/08

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Sat 06 Aug 2022

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15:37 06/08
Arctic Tern
Greater Manchester

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Sat 30 Jul 2022

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13:03 30/07
Sanderling
Greater Manchester

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Thu 28 Jul 2022

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19:46 28/07
Avocet
Greater Manchester

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11:00 28/07
Black Tern
Greater Manchester
10:53

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09:17 28/07
Black Tern
Greater Manchester

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Sun 24 Jul 2022

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10:41 24/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Greater Manchester

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Thu 21 Jul 2022

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10:50 21/07
Sanderling
Greater Manchester

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Thu 14 Jul 2022

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14:57 14/07
Sanderling
Greater Manchester

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Wed 29 Jun 2022

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09:12 29/06
Common Scoter
Greater Manchester

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Mon 27 Jun 2022

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15:20 27/06
Ruddy Turnstone
Greater Manchester

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Sun 05 Jun 2022

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10:14 05/06
Grey Plover
Greater Manchester

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Fri 03 Jun 2022

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19:57 03/06
Grey Plover
Greater Manchester
12:30 02/06

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12:10 03/06
Common Scoter
Greater Manchester

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Sat 28 May 2022

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12:00 28/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Greater Manchester

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Sun 22 May 2022

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12:29 22/05
Little Tern
Greater Manchester

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Tue 17 May 2022

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10:40 17/05
Whooper Swan
Greater Manchester

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Wed 11 May 2022

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10:15 11/05
Sanderling
Greater Manchester

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Tue 10 May 2022

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18:14 10/05
Sanderling
Greater Manchester

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14:15 10/05
Sanderling
Greater Manchester

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Thu 05 May 2022

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09:43 05/05
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Tue 03 May 2022

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17:31 03/05
Arctic Tern
Greater Manchester

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10:42 03/05
Arctic Tern
Greater Manchester

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Mon 02 May 2022

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15:45 02/05
Avocet
Greater Manchester

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