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Sun 03 Jul 2022

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Time
13:33 03/07
American Wigeon
Forth

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Fri 01 Jul 2022

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17:54 01/07
American Wigeon
Forth

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Sun 26 Jun 2022

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10:40 26/06
American Wigeon
Forth
10:32

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Sat 25 Jun 2022

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11:43 25/06
American Wigeon
Forth
11:41

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Fri 24 Jun 2022

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19:08 24/06
American Wigeon
Forth
15:00

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Thu 23 Jun 2022

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19:17 23/06
American Wigeon
Forth
17:00

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10:46 23/06
American Wigeon
Forth

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Wed 22 Jun 2022

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20:04 22/06
American Wigeon
Forth
19:11

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Tue 21 Jun 2022

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22:54 21/06
American Wigeon
Forth
16:00

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Sun 19 Jun 2022

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Time
10:46 19/06
American Wigeon
Forth
10:39

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07:08 19/06
American Wigeon
Forth
18:13 18/06

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Sat 18 Jun 2022

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16:37 18/06
American Wigeon
Forth

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Thu 16 Jun 2022

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14:12 16/06
American Wigeon
Forth
14:00

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Tue 14 Jun 2022

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11:18 14/06
American Wigeon
Forth

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Mon 13 Jun 2022

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16:08 13/06
American Wigeon
Forth
16:03

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Sat 11 Jun 2022

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14:07 11/06
American Wigeon
Forth
14:00

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Fri 10 Jun 2022

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10:09 10/06
American Wigeon
Forth
10:00

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Thu 09 Jun 2022

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12:30 09/06
American Wigeon
Forth
12:25

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Tue 07 Jun 2022

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09:02 07/06
American Wigeon
Forth
08:55

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Mon 06 Jun 2022

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21:50 06/06
American Wigeon
Forth
21:00

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17:00 06/06
American Wigeon
Forth

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Sun 05 Jun 2022

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19:03 05/06
American Wigeon
Forth
18:57

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14:20 05/06
American Wigeon
Forth
14:16

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Thu 02 Jun 2022

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Time
11:35 02/06
Little Gull
Forth

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Mon 23 May 2022

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Time
14:35 23/05
Little Gull
Forth

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Sat 30 Apr 2022

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22:08 30/04
Common Swift
Forth

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Sun 17 Apr 2022

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Time
10:07 17/04
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sat 26 Mar 2022

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Date
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Time
21:41 26/03
Short-eared Owl
Forth
16:30

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Tue 22 Mar 2022

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Time
16:40 22/03
White Wagtail
Forth
16:36

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15:55 22/03
Lesser Scaup
Forth
15:43

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14:36 22/03
Lesser Scaup
Forth

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Sat 12 Mar 2022

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Date
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Time
22:08 12/03
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Fri 25 Feb 2022

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Time
12:34 25/02
Taiga Bean Goose
Forth

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Sun 20 Feb 2022

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09:51 20/02
Glaucous Gull
Forth

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09:42 20/02
Glaucous Gull
Forth

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Fri 14 Jan 2022

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Date
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Location
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Time
10:50 14/01
Greater Scaup
Forth
10:00

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Sun 09 Jan 2022

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Time
11:38 09/01
Short-eared Owl
Forth

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09:55 09/01
Greater Scaup
Forth
09:53

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Sat 08 Jan 2022

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Time
20:25 08/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Mon 27 Dec 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:05 27/12
Short-eared Owl
Forth

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Sun 05 Dec 2021

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Date
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Time
12:30 05/12
Snow Goose
Forth
12:27

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Sun 28 Nov 2021

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Date
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Time
22:14 28/11
Snow Goose
Forth

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Sat 27 Nov 2021

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Date
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Time
14:01 27/11
Snow Goose
Forth
13:43

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Fri 26 Nov 2021

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Time
12:17 26/11
Snow Goose
Forth
12:13

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Wed 24 Nov 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
12:53 24/11
Snow Goose
Forth
11:15

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Tue 23 Nov 2021

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Date
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Time
12:26 23/11
Snow Goose
Forth
12:00

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Sun 21 Nov 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
14:45 21/11
Snow Goose
Forth
14:40

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13:25 21/11
Snow Goose
Forth
13:23

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Sat 20 Nov 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
17:02 20/11
Snow Goose
Forth

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Fri 05 Nov 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:41 05/11
Green-winged Teal
Forth

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22:06 05/11
Taiga Bean Goose
Forth

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Thu 04 Nov 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:14 04/11
Green-winged Teal
Forth

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Sun 17 Oct 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:58 17/10
Greater Scaup
Forth
13:56

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Sat 16 Oct 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
16:18 16/10
Greater Scaup
Forth
16:16

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Tue 05 Oct 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:01 05/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
04/10

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Fri 24 Sep 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:51 24/09
Eurasian Spoonbill
Forth
15:48

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Sun 19 Sep 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:05 19/09
Greater Scaup
Forth
16:52

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16:53 19/09
Common Redstart
Forth
16:51

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Sat 11 Sep 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:50 11/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
18:48

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Fri 10 Sep 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
19:31 10/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
19:20

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Thu 09 Sep 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:33 09/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
16:31

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Wed 08 Sep 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:21 08/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
17:19

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Tue 07 Sep 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:03 07/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
18:57

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17:50 07/09
White-rumped Sandpiper
Forth
17:45

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Mon 06 Sep 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:40 06/09
Little Stint
Forth

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Sun 15 Aug 2021

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Location
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Time
11:35 15/08
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sun 25 Jul 2021

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Time
18:02 25/07
Little Stint
Forth

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Tue 27 Apr 2021

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Time
16:07 27/04
Common Swift
Forth

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Sat 17 Apr 2021

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Time
18:09 17/04
White Wagtail
Forth
09:00

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Sat 10 Apr 2021

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15:12 10/04
Grasshopper Warbler
Forth

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Sat 27 Mar 2021

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16:24 27/03
Greater Scaup
Forth
16:21

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16:22 27/03
Swallow
Forth
16:20

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Sat 13 Feb 2021

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20:31 13/02
Snow Bunting
Forth

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Sun 07 Feb 2021

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17:12 07/02
Bean goose sp
Forth

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Sat 30 Jan 2021

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Time
21:30 30/01
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sat 02 Jan 2021

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Date
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Time
14:14 02/01
Taiga Bean Goose
Forth
14:12

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14:14 02/01
Greater Scaup
Forth
14:11

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Tue 22 Dec 2020

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Time
11:48 22/12
Greater Scaup
Forth
11:40

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Fri 27 Nov 2020

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Time
17:34 27/11
Twite
Forth

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14:36 27/11
Jack Snipe
Forth
12:30

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Sat 07 Nov 2020

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Time
13:16 07/11
Snow Goose
Forth
13:00

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08:49 07/11
Snow Goose
Forth

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Fri 06 Nov 2020

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15:58 06/11
Snow Goose
Forth
15:50

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Tue 27 Oct 2020

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20:56 27/10
Eurasian Spoonbill
Forth
25/10

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Thu 22 Oct 2020

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18:52 22/10
Jack Snipe
Forth

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Sun 04 Oct 2020

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Time
12:50 04/10
Slavonian Grebe
Forth

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Fri 02 Oct 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:27 02/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth

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Thu 01 Oct 2020

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Time
20:46 01/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth

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Wed 30 Sep 2020

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Time
17:35 30/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
17:30

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Sat 26 Sep 2020

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Time
15:25 26/09
Whooper Swan
Forth
12:06

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Fri 18 Sep 2020

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Time
20:57 18/09
Little Stint
Forth

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07:31 18/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
17/09

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Thu 17 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
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Time
18:50 17/09
Wood Sandpiper
Forth

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Sat 12 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:09 12/09
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sun 06 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:21 06/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
16:15

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15:38 06/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
15:36

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Sat 05 Sep 2020

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19:14 05/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
19:13

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16:06 05/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
15:00

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Sat 22 Aug 2020

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19:27 22/08
Whinchat
Forth

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Thu 20 Aug 2020

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Date
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Time
18:35 20/08
Little Ringed Plover
Forth
18:31

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