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Fri 10 Mar 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:14 10/03
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Fri 23 Sep 2022

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08:36 23/09
Velvet Scoter
Somerset & Bristol
08:15

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Sat 12 Feb 2022

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07:34 12/02
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol
11/02

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Tue 08 Feb 2022

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13:45 08/02
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Sun 06 Feb 2022

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22:22 06/02
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Mon 10 Jan 2022

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17:15 10/01
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Fri 03 Jul 2020

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11:34 03/07
Black-crowned Night Heron
Somerset & Bristol
10:24

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Fri 19 Jun 2020

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Date
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11:32 19/06
Black-crowned Night Heron
Somerset & Bristol
08/06

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Thu 02 Jan 2020

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Time
10:00 02/01
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol
09:30

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Mon 26 Aug 2019

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13:06 26/08
White Stork
Somerset & Bristol
12:50

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Thu 28 Feb 2019

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Time
13:27 28/02
Swallow
Somerset & Bristol

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Wed 14 Mar 2018

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Time
16:34 14/03
Northern Wheatear
Somerset & Bristol
15:30

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Thu 23 Nov 2017

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10:41 23/11
Twite
Somerset & Bristol

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Thu 26 Jan 2017

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20:23 26/01
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Tue 24 Jan 2017

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08:55 24/01
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol
23/01

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Wed 18 Jan 2017

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11:37 18/01
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Sun 08 Jan 2017

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10:29 08/01
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Thu 05 Jan 2017

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11:14 05/01
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Tue 03 Jan 2017

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08:09 03/01
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol
07:50

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Fri 30 Dec 2016

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11:19 30/12
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol
11:15

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Tue 15 Mar 2016

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13:02 15/03
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol
13:01

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Fri 11 Mar 2016

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22:34 11/03
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Thu 03 Mar 2016

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16:31 03/03
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Sun 17 Jan 2016

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16:16 17/01
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol
16:00

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Tue 01 Dec 2015

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12:41 01/12
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Wed 18 Nov 2015

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18:30 18/11
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Mon 06 Apr 2015

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15:42 06/04
Western Osprey
Somerset & Bristol

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Mon 12 Jan 2015

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09:07 12/01
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol
11/01

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Sun 14 Dec 2014

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14:20 14/12
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Sun 09 Mar 2014

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14:47 09/03
Swallow
Somerset & Bristol
10:45

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Thu 25 Apr 2013

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Date
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Location
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Time
14:28 25/04
Golden Oriole
Somerset & Bristol

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Thu 17 Jan 2013

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Date
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Site
Time
17:15 17/01
Purple Sandpiper
Somerset & Bristol
10:15

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Mon 07 Jan 2013

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Date
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Time
17:44 07/01
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Mon 04 Jul 2011

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Date
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Time
22:55 04/07
Common Quail
Somerset & Bristol
07:30

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Mon 06 Dec 2010

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Date
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Time
17:28 06/12
Waxwing
Somerset & Bristol
15:30

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Tue 15 Dec 2009

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Date
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Time
19:17 15/12
Black Redstart
Somerset & Bristol

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Fri 09 Jan 2009

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17:36 09/01
Little Stint
Somerset & Bristol

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Sat 26 Apr 2008

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Date
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Time
17:11 26/04
European Bee-eater
Somerset & Bristol
16:00

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Sat 17 Nov 2007

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Date
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Time
11:25 17/11
Purple Sandpiper
Somerset & Bristol

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Sat 04 Dec 2004

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Date
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Time
23:03 04/12
Purple Sandpiper
Somerset & Bristol

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Fri 12 Mar 2004

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Date
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Time
22:03 12/03
Firecrest
Somerset & Bristol

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Sat 19 Jan 2002

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Date
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Time
13:31 19/01
Purple Sandpiper
Somerset & Bristol

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Mon 10 Dec 2001

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Date
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Time
16:12 10/12
Purple Sandpiper
Somerset & Bristol

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Somerset & Bristol
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