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Sat 18 Nov 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:26 18/11
Greater White-fronted Goose
Essex
10:40

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Sun 05 Mar 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:18 05/03
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Essex
04/03

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Wed 11 Jan 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
23:02 11/01
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Essex
11:30

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Tue 27 Dec 2016

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:43 27/12
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Fri 16 Dec 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:59 16/12
Twite
Essex

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Fri 25 Nov 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:45 25/11
Black Brant
Essex

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Mon 14 Nov 2016

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:31 14/11
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Mon 31 Oct 2016

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:07 31/10
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Wed 21 Oct 2015

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:14 21/10
Rough-legged Buzzard
Essex
15:03

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Sat 28 Mar 2015

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:54 28/03
Black Redstart
Essex

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18:19 28/03
Hen Harrier
Essex
18:00

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Tue 10 Mar 2015

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:16 10/03
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Essex
16:10

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Fri 13 Feb 2015

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:28 13/02
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Sun 08 Feb 2015

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:20 08/02
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Wed 28 Jan 2015

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:34 28/01
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Tue 27 Jan 2015

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:48 27/01
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Sun 02 Nov 2014

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:46 02/11
Rough-legged Buzzard
Essex
11:45

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Fri 01 Aug 2014

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:18 01/08
Pratincole sp
Essex
19:56

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Mon 04 Nov 2013

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:39 04/11
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Sun 06 Oct 2013

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:38 06/10
Rough-legged Buzzard
Essex
10:25

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Wed 20 Feb 2013

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:01 20/02
Black Brant
Essex

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08:20 20/02
Black Brant
Essex
17:00 19/02

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Sun 27 Jan 2013

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:32 27/01
Eurasian Bittern
Essex

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Mon 21 Jan 2013

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:43 21/01
Eurasian Bittern
Essex

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Sat 11 Feb 2012

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:25 11/02
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Mon 27 Dec 2010

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:20 27/12
Tundra Bean Goose
Essex

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Sat 04 Dec 2010

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:55 04/12
Slavonian Grebe
Essex

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Tue 06 Jan 2009

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:22 06/01
Western Marsh Harrier
Essex
14:00

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Sat 06 Dec 2008

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:10 06/12
Peregrine Falcon
Essex
11:05

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Sat 15 Nov 2008

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:35 15/11
Grey Phalarope
Essex
12:00

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Thu 06 Nov 2008

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:15 06/11
Grey Phalarope
Essex
14:45

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11:45 06/11
Grey Phalarope
Essex
11:25

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Wed 05 Nov 2008

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:47 05/11
Grey Phalarope
Essex
14:15

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Mon 03 Nov 2008

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:40 03/11
Grey Phalarope
Essex
08:17

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08:19 03/11
Grey Phalarope
Essex

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Sun 23 Mar 2008

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:58 23/03
Western Marsh Harrier
Essex
13:30

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Wed 06 Feb 2008

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:44 06/02
Lapland Bunting
Essex
14:25

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Tue 22 Jan 2008

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:23 22/01
Western Marsh Harrier
Essex
11:30

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Mon 07 May 2007

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:02 07/05
Western Marsh Harrier
Essex

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Sun 25 Mar 2007

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:10 25/03
Tundra Bean Goose
Essex
13:40

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Sun 11 Mar 2007

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:42 11/03
Tundra Bean Goose
Essex

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Fri 28 Apr 2006

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:46 28/04
Grasshopper Warbler
Essex

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Fri 03 Feb 2006

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:25 03/02
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Sat 28 Jan 2006

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:05 28/01
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Fri 27 Jan 2006

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:39 27/01
Rough-legged Buzzard
Essex

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Thu 22 Dec 2005

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:58 22/12
Hen Harrier
Essex
10:00

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Sat 22 Oct 2005

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:49 22/10
Ring Ouzel
Essex

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Thu 30 Dec 2004

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:13 30/12
Peregrine Falcon
Essex

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Sun 19 Dec 2004

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:25 19/12
Greater White-fronted Goose
Essex

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Sun 02 May 2004

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:23 02/05
Grasshopper Warbler
Essex

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Sun 18 Jan 2004

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:11 18/01
Bar-headed Goose
Essex
09:50

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Sat 11 Oct 2003

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:16 11/10
Long-eared Owl
Essex

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Sun 07 Sep 2003

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:31 07/09
Eurasian Hobby
Essex

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Thu 12 Jun 2003

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:19 12/06
Grasshopper Warbler
Essex
21:30 11/06

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Fri 09 May 2003

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:17 09/05
Cetti's Warbler
Essex

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Thu 17 Apr 2003

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:42 17/04
Ring Ouzel
Essex

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Mon 31 Mar 2003

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:21 31/03
Cetti's Warbler
Essex

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Sat 29 Mar 2003

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:09 29/03
Whimbrel
Essex

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Sun 16 Mar 2003

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:40 16/03
Tundra Bean Goose
Essex

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Sat 15 Mar 2003

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Site
Time
20:05 15/03
Tundra Bean Goose
Essex

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13:51 15/03
Merlin
Essex

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Sat 01 Mar 2003

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Date
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Site
Time
17:00 01/03
Tundra Bean Goose
Essex

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