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Fri 14 Jun 2019

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Time
21:32 14/06
Common Rosefinch
Galway

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Thu 06 Jun 2019

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12:47 06/06
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 02 Jun 2019

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16:49 02/06
Common Rosefinch
Galway

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Sat 01 Jun 2019

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19:08 01/06
Common Rosefinch
Galway

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Fri 31 May 2019

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16:50 31/05
Common Rosefinch
Galway
16:15

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Sun 26 May 2019

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07:30 26/05
Tawny Pipit
Galway
25/05

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Wed 22 May 2019

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08:50 22/05
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Tue 21 May 2019

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08:26 21/05
Yellow-legged Gull
Galway
15:00 20/05

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Sun 19 May 2019

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11:46 19/05
Garganey
Galway

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Fri 17 May 2019

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22:42 17/05
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Galway

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14:24 17/05
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Galway

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Sat 04 May 2019

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21:28 04/05
Black-throated Diver
Galway

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21:27 04/05
Garganey
Galway

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21:27 04/05
White-billed Diver
Galway

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Sat 27 Apr 2019

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23:00 27/04
Pomarine Skua
Galway

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22:21 27/04
Pomarine Skua
Galway

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Fri 26 Apr 2019

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21:12 26/04
Garganey
Galway

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Wed 10 Apr 2019

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19:21 10/04
White-billed Diver
Galway

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Sat 23 Mar 2019

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19:00 23/03
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Mon 18 Mar 2019

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20:56 18/03
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Sat 16 Mar 2019

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14:51 16/03
Snow Bunting
Galway

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Thu 14 Mar 2019

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20:08 14/03
Glaucous Gull
Galway

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20:07 14/03
Glaucous Gull
Galway

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Sun 10 Mar 2019

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07:36 10/03
Forster's Tern
Galway
09/03

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Wed 06 Mar 2019

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18:05 06/03
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Sun 03 Mar 2019

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14:13 03/03
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Thu 28 Feb 2019

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19:04 28/02
Glaucous Gull
Galway

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Wed 27 Feb 2019

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20:15 27/02
Great Egret
Galway

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19:04 27/02
Forster's Tern
Galway

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12:14 27/02
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Wed 13 Feb 2019

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12:15 13/02
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Mon 11 Feb 2019

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18:22 11/02
Ring-necked Duck
Galway

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Fri 08 Feb 2019

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20:25 08/02
Glaucous Gull
Galway

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18:28 08/02
Bonaparte's Gull
Galway

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Wed 06 Feb 2019

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19:12 06/02
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Mon 04 Feb 2019

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19:14 04/02
Great Egret
Galway

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19:14 04/02
Ring-billed Gull
Galway

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19:14 04/02
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 03 Feb 2019

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18:21 03/02
Great Egret
Galway

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Sat 02 Feb 2019

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20:21 02/02
Iceland Gull
Galway

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16:54 02/02
Ring-billed Gull
Galway

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16:53 02/02
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Thu 31 Jan 2019

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Time
19:24 31/01
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Wed 23 Jan 2019

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Time
14:17 23/01
Ring-billed Gull
Galway
22/01

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Sun 20 Jan 2019

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Date
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Time
17:12 20/01
Surf Scoter
Galway
19/01

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17:12 20/01
Ring-necked Duck
Galway

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17:11 20/01
Lesser Scaup
Galway

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Fri 18 Jan 2019

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21:01 18/01
Surf Scoter
Galway

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Thu 17 Jan 2019

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16:30 17/01
Iceland Gull
Galway
16/01

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Mon 14 Jan 2019

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Time
20:49 14/01
Ring-necked Duck
Galway

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Wed 09 Jan 2019

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Time
15:20 09/01
Bonaparte's Gull
Galway

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08:35 09/01
Iceland Gull
Galway
07/01

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08:34 09/01
Forster's Tern
Galway
08/01

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Sat 05 Jan 2019

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18:31 05/01
Forster's Tern
Galway
13:25

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15:07 05/01
Forster's Tern
Galway
12:00

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15:07 05/01
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Thu 03 Jan 2019

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18:49 03/01
Slavonian Grebe
Galway

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18:12 03/01
Black-throated Diver
Galway

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Wed 02 Jan 2019

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13:02 02/01
Forster's Tern
Galway
13:00

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Tue 01 Jan 2019

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17:47 01/01
Slavonian Grebe
Galway

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16:50 01/01
Little Gull
Galway

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16:49 01/01
Black-throated Diver
Galway

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10:21 01/01
Ring-necked Duck
Galway

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Mon 31 Dec 2018

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20:49 31/12
Forster's Tern
Galway
24/12

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Sun 23 Dec 2018

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14:13 23/12
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Mon 10 Dec 2018

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19:10 10/12
Western Cattle Egret
Galway

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Tue 04 Dec 2018

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20:34 04/12
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Sun 02 Dec 2018

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09:57 02/12
Ring-necked Duck
Galway

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Wed 21 Nov 2018

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15:23 21/11
Great Egret
Galway

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Mon 19 Nov 2018

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18:35 19/11
Great Egret
Galway

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Sun 18 Nov 2018

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18:52 18/11
American Golden Plover
Galway

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18:17 18/11
Great Egret
Galway

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14:30 18/11
Forster's Tern
Galway
14:00

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Sat 17 Nov 2018

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18:40 17/11
Great Egret
Galway

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14:35 17/11
Mourning Dove
Galway
14:30

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11:24 17/11
Mourning Dove
Galway
11:00

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Fri 16 Nov 2018

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14:23 16/11
Mourning Dove
Galway

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10:06 16/11
Mourning Dove
Galway

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09:17 16/11
Mourning Dove
Galway

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Thu 15 Nov 2018

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17:27 15/11
Mourning Dove
Galway

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16:27 15/11
Mourning Dove
Galway
16:00

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Tue 13 Nov 2018

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13:38 13/11
Mourning Dove
Galway

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Mon 12 Nov 2018

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21:49 12/11
Mourning Dove
Galway

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Sun 11 Nov 2018

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15:03 11/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sat 10 Nov 2018

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11:30 10/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Fri 09 Nov 2018

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07:27 09/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Galway
08/11

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Mon 05 Nov 2018

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19:19 05/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Galway

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Tue 30 Oct 2018

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13:34 30/10
Black Redstart
Galway

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Sat 27 Oct 2018

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08:51 27/10
Greenland Redpoll
Galway
26/10

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Fri 26 Oct 2018

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21:50 26/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Galway
25/10

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19:26 26/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Galway
25/10

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18:51 26/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Galway

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Wed 24 Oct 2018

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14:57 24/10
Great Egret
Galway

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14:56 24/10
Ring-necked Duck
Galway

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14:56 24/10
Red-backed Shrike
Galway

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Mon 22 Oct 2018

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16:54 22/10
American Wigeon
Galway

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Sun 21 Oct 2018

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21:32 21/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Galway

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19:19 21/10
White-rumped Sandpiper
Galway

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17:28 21/10
Western Cattle Egret
Galway

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17:23 21/10
Red-eyed Vireo
Galway

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