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Mon 08 Apr 2024

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:27 08/04
Tree Pipit
Cumbria

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Mon 13 Nov 2023

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Date
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Location
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Time
17:17 13/11
Great Egret
Cumbria
11/11

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Sun 17 Sep 2023

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Time
22:03 17/09
Great Egret
Cumbria

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Fri 28 Jul 2023

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11:09 28/07
Common Scoter
Cumbria
11:00

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Tue 15 Mar 2022

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Time
18:30 15/03
Greater Scaup
Cumbria

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Mon 21 Feb 2022

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Time
21:06 21/02
Greater Scaup
Cumbria

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Thu 20 Jan 2022

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Time
17:58 20/01
Greater Scaup
Cumbria

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Sun 16 Jan 2022

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Time
22:23 16/01
Greater Scaup
Cumbria

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Thu 13 Jan 2022

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Date
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Time
16:40 13/01
Greater Scaup
Cumbria
15:15

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Wed 12 Jan 2022

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Date
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Time
13:53 12/01
Greater Scaup
Cumbria
11/01

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Mon 10 Jan 2022

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Time
19:24 10/01
Greater Scaup
Cumbria
16:00

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Sun 09 Jan 2022

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Time
17:58 09/01
Greater Scaup
Cumbria

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Sat 01 Jan 2022

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Time
17:28 01/01
Greater Scaup
Cumbria
03:23

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Sat 18 Dec 2021

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17:44 18/12
Greater Scaup
Cumbria

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Wed 15 Dec 2021

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Time
11:56 15/12
Greater Scaup
Cumbria
11:45

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Tue 07 Dec 2021

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Time
12:37 07/12
Greater Scaup
Cumbria
10:00

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Sat 27 Nov 2021

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Time
18:02 27/11
Greater Scaup
Cumbria

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Wed 10 Nov 2021

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09:38 10/11
Greater Scaup
Cumbria
09:30

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Mon 03 May 2021

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Time
11:33 03/05
Channel Wagtail
Cumbria

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Thu 05 Nov 2020

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Time
18:09 05/11
Short-eared Owl
Cumbria
16:00

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Thu 17 Sep 2020

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Time
09:39 17/09
Great Egret
Cumbria
07:35

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Tue 26 May 2020

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Time
18:14 26/05
Great Egret
Cumbria
17:15

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Thu 14 Nov 2019

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Time
12:46 14/11
Eurasian Bittern
Cumbria
12:42

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Sun 31 Dec 2017

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Time
17:22 31/12
Great Egret
Cumbria
15:00

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Fri 08 Dec 2017

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Date
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Time
16:13 08/12
Great Egret
Cumbria
15:00

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Thu 07 Dec 2017

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Time
21:58 07/12
Great Egret
Cumbria
06/12

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Sun 24 Sep 2017

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Date
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Time
10:39 24/09
Eurasian Bittern
Cumbria
10:38

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Sun 04 Jun 2017

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Date
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Time
07:12 04/06
Common Quail
Cumbria
03/06

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Sat 18 Feb 2017

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Date
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Time
11:25 18/02
Jack Snipe
Cumbria
07:30

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Mon 13 Feb 2017

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Date
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Time
14:54 13/02
Jack Snipe
Cumbria
12:13

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Sat 21 Jan 2017

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Date
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Time
15:43 21/01
Jack Snipe
Cumbria
11:13

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Tue 27 Dec 2016

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Time
13:45 27/12
Jack Snipe
Cumbria
11:13

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Sat 10 Dec 2016

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Date
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Time
13:12 10/12
Jack Snipe
Cumbria
11:23

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Mon 24 Oct 2016

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Date
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Location
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Time
10:51 24/10
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria
10:51

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Sun 23 Oct 2016

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Date
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Time
13:03 23/10
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria
11:30

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Sat 22 Oct 2016

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Date
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Time
16:01 22/10
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria

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Fri 21 Oct 2016

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Date
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Time
12:24 21/10
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria
12:22

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12:20 21/10
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria
12:10

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Thu 20 Oct 2016

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Date
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Time
17:20 20/10
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria
16:15

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Mon 19 Oct 2015

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:38 19/10
Rough-legged Buzzard
Cumbria
13:03

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Thu 28 Aug 2014

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Date
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Location
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Time
15:51 28/08
Common Scoter
Cumbria
11:31

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Wed 22 Jun 2011

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Time
15:14 22/06
Garganey
Cumbria
15:00

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Mon 20 Jun 2011

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Time
20:10 20/06
Garganey
Cumbria
14:00

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Sat 21 Aug 2010

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:18 21/08
Little Stint
Cumbria
14:30

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Mon 08 Jun 2009

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Date
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Time
08:52 08/06
Red-necked Phalarope
Cumbria

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Sun 07 Jun 2009

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Date
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Time
20:15 07/06
Red-necked Phalarope
Cumbria
14:00

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Sat 14 Oct 2006

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Date
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Location
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Time
19:07 14/10
Garganey
Cumbria

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Mon 25 Sep 2006

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Time
17:37 25/09
Garganey
Cumbria

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Mon 20 Feb 2006

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:16 20/02
Ring-necked Duck
Cumbria
09:07

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Sun 19 Feb 2006

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Date
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Time
11:05 19/02
Ring-necked Duck
Cumbria
11:00

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09:55 19/02
Ring-necked Duck
Cumbria
09:40

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Sat 18 Feb 2006

Rarity
Date
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Time
10:02 18/02
Ring-necked Duck
Cumbria
09:00

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Wed 15 Feb 2006

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Date
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Time
15:24 15/02
Ring-necked Duck
Cumbria
11:00

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Mon 13 Feb 2006

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Date
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20:11 13/02
Ring-necked Duck
Cumbria
16:00

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Sun 12 Feb 2006

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Date
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14:02 12/02
Ring-necked Duck
Cumbria
12:30

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Sat 11 Feb 2006

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Date
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14:50 11/02
Ring-necked Duck
Cumbria

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Mon 06 Jan 2003

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Date
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Time
15:22 06/01
Hen Harrier
Cumbria
16:15 05/01

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