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Thu 19 Mar 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:35 19/03
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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17:38 19/03
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Wed 18 Mar 2020

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19:32 18/03
Snow Bunting
Lothian
19:13

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Tue 17 Mar 2020

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Time
20:42 17/03
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Sun 15 Mar 2020

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Time
20:56 15/03
Water Pipit
Lothian

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13:44 15/03
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Sat 14 Mar 2020

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Time
19:45 14/03
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Fri 13 Mar 2020

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Time
20:48 13/03
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Thu 12 Mar 2020

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Site
Time
13:17 12/03
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Wed 11 Mar 2020

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Time
19:22 11/03
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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13:49 11/03
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Wed 04 Mar 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:54 04/03
Short-eared Owl
Lothian

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Tue 03 Mar 2020

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Date
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Site
Time
20:11 03/03
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Mon 02 Mar 2020

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Time
11:15 02/03
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Mon 27 Jan 2020

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Location
Site
Time
20:20 27/01
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Sat 25 Jan 2020

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Location
Site
Time
12:05 25/01
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Fri 10 Jan 2020

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Time
19:38 10/01
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Sat 07 Dec 2019

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Time
15:37 07/12
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Sun 17 Nov 2019

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Site
Time
20:06 17/11
Waxwing
Lothian

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16:34 17/11
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian

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Thu 14 Nov 2019

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Location
Site
Time
14:30 14/11
Pomarine Skua
Lothian

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Mon 11 Nov 2019

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Time
10:33 11/11
Little Auk
Lothian

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Sun 10 Nov 2019

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Time
10:32 10/11
Little Auk
Lothian

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Sat 09 Nov 2019

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16:00 09/11
Little Auk
Lothian
15:45

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Fri 08 Nov 2019

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16:57 08/11
Firecrest
Lothian

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Sun 03 Nov 2019

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Time
12:34 03/11
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Sat 19 Oct 2019

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Site
Time
16:24 19/10
Little Gull
Lothian

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13:00 19/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Wed 16 Oct 2019

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Time
19:47 16/10
Short-eared Owl
Lothian

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18:58 16/10
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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15:49 16/10
Little Auk
Lothian
15:34

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
14:07 10/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Lothian

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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Date
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Time
11:25 09/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Lothian
07:35

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
16:14 08/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Lothian

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Mon 07 Oct 2019

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Time
21:59 07/10
Ring Ouzel
Lothian

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Sun 06 Oct 2019

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Time
18:37 06/10
Short-eared Owl
Lothian

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
17:49 01/10
Pomarine Skua
Lothian
17:30

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Sun 29 Sep 2019

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Date
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Time
19:35 29/09
Sabine's Gull
Lothian
17:50

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
18:55 23/09
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian

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Sun 22 Sep 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:57 22/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Wed 18 Sep 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:18 18/09
Cory's Shearwater
Lothian
17:00

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Thu 12 Sep 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:11 12/09
Barred Warbler
Lothian

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Tue 10 Sep 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
14:33 10/09
Barred Warbler
Lothian

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Mon 09 Sep 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:19 09/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Lothian

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Thu 05 Sep 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:03 05/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Lothian

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Sun 25 Aug 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:48 25/08
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian

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Mon 20 May 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:54 20/05
Bluethroat
Lothian
08:00

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Sun 19 May 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
20:15 19/05
Bluethroat
Lothian
19:40

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12:33 19/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Lothian
12:15

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12:07 19/05
Wood Warbler
Lothian

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11:18 19/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Lothian
11:15

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07:11 19/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Lothian
06:40

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Sat 18 May 2019

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Date
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Time
19:39 18/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Lothian
19:00

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16:41 18/05
Wood Warbler
Lothian

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15:31 18/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Lothian
15:25

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Wed 15 May 2019

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Date
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Time
18:12 15/05
Wood Sandpiper
Lothian

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Sat 27 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
16:44 27/04
Wryneck
Lothian
16:20

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14:32 27/04
Wryneck
Lothian
14:30

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12:51 27/04
Wryneck
Lothian
12:43

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11:21 27/04
Wryneck
Lothian
11:00

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07:26 27/04
Wryneck
Lothian

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Fri 26 Apr 2019

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20:49 26/04
Wryneck
Lothian
19:00

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17:22 26/04
Wryneck
Lothian
17:10

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15:23 26/04
Wryneck
Lothian
15:10

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13:28 26/04
Wryneck
Lothian
13:15

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12:11 26/04
Wryneck
Lothian
12:08

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11:29 26/04
White Wagtail
Lothian
11:17

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Thu 28 Mar 2019

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Time
12:51 28/03
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Wed 27 Mar 2019

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Time
19:55 27/03
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Fri 01 Mar 2019

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Time
18:21 01/03
Snow Bunting
Lothian
12:00

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Thu 28 Feb 2019

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Time
20:47 28/02
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Wed 27 Feb 2019

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Time
16:24 27/02
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Mon 25 Feb 2019

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Time
18:23 25/02
Iceland Gull
Lothian
18:15

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Sun 24 Feb 2019

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Time
21:28 24/02
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Wed 30 Jan 2019

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18:52 30/01
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Sun 27 Jan 2019

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16:49 27/01
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Sun 20 Jan 2019

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16:57 20/01
Waxwing
Lothian

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Wed 26 Dec 2018

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17:08 26/12
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Mon 03 Dec 2018

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16:44 03/12
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Sat 10 Nov 2018

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13:07 10/11
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Sat 03 Nov 2018

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12:23 03/11
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Sun 28 Oct 2018

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19:36 28/10
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Fri 26 Oct 2018

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14:47 26/10
Sabine's Gull
Lothian
14:35

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Thu 25 Oct 2018

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17:26 25/10
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Mon 22 Oct 2018

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15:28 22/10
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Tue 16 Oct 2018

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Time
14:58 16/10
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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14:55 16/10
Ring Ouzel
Lothian

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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21:05 14/10
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Fri 12 Oct 2018

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Time
14:04 12/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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12:38 12/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Thu 11 Oct 2018

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21:07 11/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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12:13 11/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Wed 10 Oct 2018

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11:35 10/10
Rosy Starling
Lothian

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Sat 06 Oct 2018

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13:46 06/10
Rosy Starling
Lothian
11:00

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Tue 02 Oct 2018

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11:35 02/10
Rosy Starling
Lothian
11:30

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Mon 01 Oct 2018

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Time
12:28 01/10
Rosy Starling
Lothian

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Sun 30 Sep 2018

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09:15 30/09
Woodchat Shrike
Lothian

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Sat 29 Sep 2018

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15:58 29/09
Rosy Starling
Lothian
15:30

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15:42 29/09
Woodchat Shrike
Lothian
15:30

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13:59 29/09
Woodchat Shrike
Lothian
13:35

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