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Sat 03 Jun 2023

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Site
Time
09:32 03/06
Black Tern
Hertfordshire

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Fri 02 Jun 2023

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21:00 02/06
Black Tern
Hertfordshire
20:50

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18:11 02/06
Black Tern
Hertfordshire

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Tue 25 Apr 2023

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Date
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Time
11:51 25/04
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire

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Mon 24 Apr 2023

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15:04 24/04
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire
14:35

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Fri 07 Apr 2023

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13:57 07/04
Common Scoter
Hertfordshire
13:40

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11:10 07/04
Common Scoter
Hertfordshire
11:10

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09:34 07/04
Common Scoter
Hertfordshire
09:25

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Thu 16 Mar 2023

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Time
21:17 16/03
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Thu 09 Mar 2023

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17:35 09/03
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Tue 07 Mar 2023

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15:36 07/03
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 05 Mar 2023

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11:05 05/03
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Fri 03 Mar 2023

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09:01 03/03
Smew
Hertfordshire
08:59

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Thu 02 Mar 2023

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15:50 02/03
Smew
Hertfordshire
15:45

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Wed 01 Mar 2023

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14:32 01/03
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Mon 27 Feb 2023

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14:55 27/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 26 Feb 2023

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09:19 26/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Fri 24 Feb 2023

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11:55 24/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
11:51

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Thu 23 Feb 2023

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14:40 23/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Tue 21 Feb 2023

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14:27 21/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Mon 20 Feb 2023

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16:52 20/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
16:47

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13:27 20/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 19 Feb 2023

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17:03 19/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
17:00

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12:14 19/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
12:10

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08:43 19/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
08:20

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Sat 18 Feb 2023

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13:31 18/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
13:10

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11:03 18/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
10:57

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Fri 17 Feb 2023

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13:57 17/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
12:10

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Thu 16 Feb 2023

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14:21 16/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
14:18

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10:51 16/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
10:50

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09:35 16/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
08:56

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Wed 15 Feb 2023

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11:49 15/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
11:08

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Tue 14 Feb 2023

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21:47 14/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Mon 13 Feb 2023

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Time
10:36 13/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 12 Feb 2023

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Site
Time
18:39 12/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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08:31 12/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
08:00

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Sat 11 Feb 2023

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15:44 11/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
15:40

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14:35 11/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
11:00

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08:04 11/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Fri 10 Feb 2023

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15:40 10/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
15:34

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11:19 10/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
11:16

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Thu 09 Feb 2023

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14:28 09/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
13:40

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09:26 09/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
09:20

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Tue 07 Feb 2023

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Date
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Site
Time
13:14 07/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
11:00

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Mon 06 Feb 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:09 06/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
05:05 04/02

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11:15 06/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
11:09

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09:04 06/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
08:40

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Sun 05 Feb 2023

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Date
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Site
Time
14:12 05/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sat 04 Feb 2023

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16:58 04/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
16:54

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11:37 04/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
11:33

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10:11 04/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Fri 03 Feb 2023

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Date
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Site
Time
16:30 03/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Thu 02 Feb 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:07 02/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 11 Dec 2022

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Date
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Site
Time
11:21 11/12
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Fri 09 Dec 2022

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Location
Site
Time
13:32 09/12
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Thu 08 Dec 2022

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Location
Site
Time
14:42 08/12
Smew
Hertfordshire
13:15

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Wed 07 Dec 2022

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Date
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Time
11:43 07/12
Smew
Hertfordshire
10:40

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08:14 07/12
Smew
Hertfordshire
08:10

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Tue 06 Dec 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:12 06/12
Smew
Hertfordshire
14:15

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12:12 06/12
Smew
Hertfordshire
11:50

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07:46 06/12
Smew
Hertfordshire
07:42

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Mon 05 Dec 2022

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Date
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Time
13:51 05/12
Smew
Hertfordshire
13:00

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08:21 05/12
Smew
Hertfordshire
08:13

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Sun 04 Dec 2022

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Time
15:40 04/12
Smew
Hertfordshire
15:34

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14:20 04/12
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Fri 23 Sep 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:27 23/09
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Thu 25 Aug 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:17 25/08
Whinchat
Hertfordshire

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Sun 21 Aug 2022

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13:54 21/08
Whinchat
Hertfordshire
09:30

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Fri 01 Jul 2022

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Time
21:50 01/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Hertfordshire
21:10

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21:15 01/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Hertfordshire
20:00

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19:08 01/07
Eurasian Spoonbill
Hertfordshire
18:55

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Tue 23 Nov 2021

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Location
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Time
08:48 23/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Hertfordshire
07:30

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Wed 08 Sep 2021

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Time
11:19 08/09
White Stork
Hertfordshire

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10:58 08/09
White Stork
Hertfordshire

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Sun 28 Mar 2021

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Date
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Time
15:51 28/03
Swallow
Hertfordshire
14:00 26/03

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Thu 11 Jun 2020

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Date
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Location
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Time
07:03 11/06
Marsh Warbler
Hertfordshire
07:00

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Wed 10 Jun 2020

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Time
20:56 10/06
Marsh Warbler
Hertfordshire
10:20

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Tue 09 Jun 2020

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Time
17:28 09/06
Marsh Warbler
Hertfordshire

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07:02 09/06
Marsh Warbler
Hertfordshire

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Mon 08 Jun 2020

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Time
17:22 08/06
Marsh Warbler
Hertfordshire
16:00

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13:50 08/06
Marsh Warbler
Hertfordshire
13:38

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12:46 08/06
Marsh Warbler
Hertfordshire
08:40

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Thu 02 Apr 2020

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14:22 02/04
Swallow
Hertfordshire

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Thu 30 Jan 2020

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Time
16:19 30/01
Smew
Hertfordshire
16:05

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Sun 22 Sep 2019

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Location
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Time
16:04 22/09
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Tue 11 Jun 2019

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15:01 11/06
Kittiwake
Hertfordshire

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Mon 28 Jan 2019

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Date
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Time
14:46 28/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Wed 23 Jan 2019

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Time
10:15 23/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Thu 10 Jan 2019

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Time
15:00 10/01
White Stork
Hertfordshire
14:45

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14:30 10/01
White Stork
Hertfordshire

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Sat 19 May 2018

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Date
Species
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Site
Time
13:03 19/05
Great Egret
Hertfordshire

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Tue 03 Apr 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:23 03/04
Western Osprey
Hertfordshire
13:20

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Sat 10 Mar 2018

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Date
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Time
17:11 10/03
Greater Scaup
Hertfordshire

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Tue 06 Mar 2018

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Date
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Time
11:16 06/03
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Mon 05 Mar 2018

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Time
12:05 05/03
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 04 Mar 2018

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16:29 04/03
Smew
Hertfordshire
15:00

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Sat 09 Dec 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:11 09/12
Great Egret
Hertfordshire
10:25

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Sat 18 Nov 2017

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Location
Site
Time
12:45 18/11
Great Egret
Hertfordshire
09:05

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Mon 21 Aug 2017

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09:37 21/08
Great Skua
Hertfordshire
08:45

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Tue 23 May 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:57 23/05
Western Osprey
Hertfordshire
12:15

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