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Tue 12 Jan 2021

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22:20 12/01
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire

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Tue 17 Nov 2020

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10:29 17/11
European Shag
South Yorkshire

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Mon 16 Nov 2020

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13:39 16/11
European Shag
South Yorkshire

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Thu 15 Oct 2020

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11:52 15/10
Great Egret
South Yorkshire

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Sun 09 Aug 2020

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22:32 09/08
Great Egret
South Yorkshire

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Mon 13 Jan 2020

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15:26 13/01
Smew
South Yorkshire
14:22

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Sun 12 Jan 2020

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11:05 12/01
Smew
South Yorkshire
10:57

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Sat 11 Jan 2020

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12:36 11/01
Smew
South Yorkshire
08:15

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Thu 09 Jan 2020

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11:34 09/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Wed 08 Jan 2020

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16:38 08/01
Smew
South Yorkshire
15:30

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12:30 08/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Fri 08 Nov 2019

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21:59 08/11
Red-breasted Merganser
South Yorkshire

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Fri 17 May 2019

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09:02 17/05
Black Tern
South Yorkshire
09:00

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Wed 17 Apr 2019

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09:41 17/04
Arctic Tern
South Yorkshire
09:20

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Thu 07 Mar 2019

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15:43 07/03
Sand Martin
South Yorkshire

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Tue 12 Feb 2019

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22:06 12/02
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire
17:45

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Wed 06 Feb 2019

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09:04 06/02
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Fri 01 Feb 2019

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22:51 01/02
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Mon 28 Jan 2019

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21:01 28/01
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire

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Mon 21 Jan 2019

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15:21 21/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Sun 20 Jan 2019

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17:13 20/01
Smew
South Yorkshire
15:15

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11:01 20/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Sat 19 Jan 2019

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13:24 19/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Fri 18 Jan 2019

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17:45 18/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Thu 17 Jan 2019

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17:13 17/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Sat 12 Jan 2019

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12:53 12/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Thu 10 Jan 2019

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16:29 10/01
Smew
South Yorkshire
16:24

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Wed 09 Jan 2019

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22:36 09/01
Smew
South Yorkshire
12:15

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Tue 08 Jan 2019

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14:19 08/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Mon 07 Jan 2019

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16:04 07/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Sat 05 Jan 2019

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12:03 05/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Fri 04 Jan 2019

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12:27 04/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Thu 03 Jan 2019

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08:16 03/01
Smew
South Yorkshire
08:12

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Wed 02 Jan 2019

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13:43 02/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Tue 01 Jan 2019

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14:39 01/01
Smew
South Yorkshire
14:30

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12:19 01/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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09:57 01/01
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Mon 31 Dec 2018

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14:13 31/12
Smew
South Yorkshire

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Sun 30 Dec 2018

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23:04 30/12
Smew
South Yorkshire

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17:23 30/12
Smew
South Yorkshire
15:15

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16:50 30/12
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire

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Sat 29 Dec 2018

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13:56 29/12
Smew
South Yorkshire
13:00

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Mon 10 Dec 2018

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10:30 10/12
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire
09/12

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Fri 25 May 2018

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15:01 25/05
Black Tern
South Yorkshire
14:45

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Sun 04 Feb 2018

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20:39 04/02
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire

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Sat 20 Jan 2018

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21:58 20/01
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire

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Thu 18 Jan 2018

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11:56 18/01
Black-necked Grebe
South Yorkshire

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Sun 14 Jan 2018

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13:39 14/01
Black-necked Grebe
South Yorkshire
13:36

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Fri 12 Jan 2018

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13:21 12/01
Black-necked Grebe
South Yorkshire

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Sun 07 Jan 2018

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15:18 07/01
Black-necked Grebe
South Yorkshire

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Wed 13 Sep 2017

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15:05 13/09
Arctic Tern
South Yorkshire
14:30

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11:52 13/09
Arctic Tern
South Yorkshire

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Thu 04 May 2017

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18:35 04/05
Black Tern
South Yorkshire
18:20

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Sun 04 Dec 2016

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15:26 04/12
Red-breasted Merganser
South Yorkshire
14:10

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13:22 04/12
Red-breasted Merganser
South Yorkshire
12:00

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08:48 04/12
Red-breasted Merganser
South Yorkshire
03/12

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Sat 19 Nov 2016

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15:50 19/11
Long-tailed Duck
South Yorkshire
14:45

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Fri 18 Nov 2016

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23:01 18/11
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire
16:25

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Tue 15 Nov 2016

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16:08 15/11
Long-tailed Duck
South Yorkshire
14/11

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Sun 13 Nov 2016

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13:31 13/11
Long-tailed Duck
South Yorkshire

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Sat 12 Nov 2016

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15:51 12/11
Long-tailed Duck
South Yorkshire

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15:03 12/11
Long-tailed Duck
South Yorkshire
11:20

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Fri 11 Nov 2016

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12:41 11/11
Long-tailed Duck
South Yorkshire
12:40

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07:56 11/11
Long-tailed Duck
South Yorkshire
07:30

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Thu 10 Nov 2016

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11:30 10/11
Long-tailed Duck
South Yorkshire

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Wed 09 Nov 2016

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15:22 09/11
Long-tailed Duck
South Yorkshire
15:15

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13:52 09/11
Long-tailed Duck
South Yorkshire

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Thu 13 Oct 2016

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12:23 13/10
Common Scoter
South Yorkshire

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Thu 14 Jul 2016

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09:03 14/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
13/07

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Tue 12 Jul 2016

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17:06 12/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
16:05

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14:51 12/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
14:30

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Mon 11 Jul 2016

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22:40 11/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire

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17:10 11/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
16:50

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13:58 11/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
13:53

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12:27 11/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
12:20

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12:00 11/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
11:00

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11:06 11/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
10:44

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Sun 10 Jul 2016

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20:08 10/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
19:20

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19:05 10/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
18:39

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14:45 10/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
14:45

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12:16 10/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
11:55

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10:22 10/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
10:00

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08:19 10/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
07:45

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Sat 09 Jul 2016

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21:37 09/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
21:00

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20:26 09/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
19:55

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18:53 09/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
18:45

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16:38 09/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
15:45

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13:02 09/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
12:50

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10:14 09/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
09:45

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08:07 09/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
07:50

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Fri 08 Jul 2016

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14:12 08/07
White-winged Tern
South Yorkshire
13:30

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Thu 12 May 2016

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07:29 12/05
Little Stint
South Yorkshire

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Tue 12 Apr 2016

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18:37 12/04
Little Gull
South Yorkshire

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Sat 12 Mar 2016

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18:19 12/03
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire

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Fri 11 Mar 2016

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14:05 11/03
Whooper Swan
South Yorkshire
10:00

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Sun 17 Jan 2016

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22:55 17/01
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire
16:15

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Sat 02 Jan 2016

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22:37 02/01
Greater Scaup
South Yorkshire

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Wed 23 Dec 2015

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20:18 23/12
Greater Scaup
South Yorkshire

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Sat 28 Nov 2015

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09:38 28/11
Eurasian Bittern
South Yorkshire
27/11

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Sun 12 Apr 2015

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12:35 12/04
White Wagtail
South Yorkshire
11:30

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