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Sun 05 Sep 2021

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Time
21:05 05/09
Black Tern
West Midlands

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Wed 01 Sep 2021

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20:55 01/09
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Thu 24 Jun 2021

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19:30 24/06
Common Scoter
West Midlands
18:45

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15:26 24/06
Common Scoter
West Midlands
14:50

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14:52 24/06
Common Scoter
West Midlands
14:50

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12:42 24/06
Common Scoter
West Midlands
12:00

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10:34 24/06
Common Scoter
West Midlands

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Sun 09 May 2021

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11:10 09/05
Whinchat
West Midlands

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Wed 05 May 2021

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14:52 05/05
Arctic Tern
West Midlands

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Tue 04 May 2021

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08:12 04/05
Arctic Tern
West Midlands

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Sat 01 May 2021

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09:55 01/05
Spotted Flycatcher
West Midlands

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Wed 28 Apr 2021

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10:53 28/04
Arctic Tern
West Midlands

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Sun 28 Feb 2021

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14:54 28/02
European Shag
West Midlands

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Mon 04 Jan 2021

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Time
17:52 04/01
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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11:23 04/01
Whooper Swan
West Midlands
10:50

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Fri 01 Jan 2021

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18:31 01/01
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Wed 30 Dec 2020

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18:44 30/12
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Thu 24 Dec 2020

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17:19 24/12
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Tue 15 Dec 2020

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19:40 15/12
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Fri 11 Dec 2020

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19:10 11/12
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Thu 10 Dec 2020

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19:13 10/12
Azores Gull
West Midlands

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Mon 07 Dec 2020

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20:02 07/12
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Thu 26 Nov 2020

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20:13 26/11
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Sun 22 Nov 2020

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21:50 22/11
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Mon 09 Nov 2020

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13:04 09/11
Short-eared Owl
West Midlands

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Mon 02 Nov 2020

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19:51 02/11
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Fri 30 Oct 2020

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17:43 30/10
Caspian Gull
West Midlands
16:25

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Wed 30 Sep 2020

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20:06 30/09
Caspian Gull
West Midlands
29/09

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Wed 16 Sep 2020

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20:41 16/09
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Sun 06 Sep 2020

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10:11 06/09
European Shag
West Midlands
10:10

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Sat 05 Sep 2020

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21:47 05/09
European Shag
West Midlands
19:45

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Tue 25 Aug 2020

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20:36 25/08
Black Tern
West Midlands

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Mon 24 Aug 2020

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07:49 24/08
Little Gull
West Midlands
21/08

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Wed 19 Aug 2020

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Time
14:50 19/08
Arctic Skua
West Midlands
14:45

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14:01 19/08
Arctic Skua
West Midlands
13:20

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13:09 19/08
Arctic Skua
West Midlands

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11:50 19/08
Black-necked Grebe
West Midlands

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Tue 18 Aug 2020

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21:35 18/08
Black-necked Grebe
West Midlands

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Fri 14 Aug 2020

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07:31 14/08
Common Scoter
West Midlands

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Fri 07 Aug 2020

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22:28 07/08
Arctic Tern
West Midlands

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Sun 14 Jun 2020

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10:32 14/06
Common Scoter
West Midlands
10:29

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Sat 13 Jun 2020

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08:50 13/06
Common Scoter
West Midlands

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Fri 12 Jun 2020

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08:39 12/06
Common Scoter
West Midlands

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Thu 11 Jun 2020

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09:02 11/06
Common Scoter
West Midlands

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Wed 10 Jun 2020

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Time
13:52 10/06
Common Scoter
West Midlands
13:34

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08:06 10/06
Common Scoter
West Midlands
07:59

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Sun 24 May 2020

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08:01 24/05
Sanderling
West Midlands

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Sun 03 May 2020

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12:01 03/05
Avocet
West Midlands
11:00

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Mon 24 Feb 2020

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20:50 24/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands

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Sun 23 Feb 2020

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20:41 23/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands

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Mon 17 Feb 2020

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10:57 17/02
Kittiwake
West Midlands
10:00

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Sun 16 Feb 2020

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17:58 16/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
17:25

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Fri 14 Feb 2020

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19:26 14/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
17:40

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09:17 14/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
07:30

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Thu 13 Feb 2020

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18:54 13/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
17:27

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Wed 05 Feb 2020

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18:20 05/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
17:15

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Sat 01 Feb 2020

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17:01 01/02
Iceland Gull
West Midlands

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Thu 30 Jan 2020

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16:16 30/01
Iceland Gull
West Midlands
16:15

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Fri 17 Jan 2020

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18:44 17/01
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Sat 11 Jan 2020

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21:36 11/01
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Tue 31 Dec 2019

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21:44 31/12
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Mon 30 Dec 2019

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19:55 30/12
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Mon 16 Dec 2019

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20:00 16/12
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Fri 13 Dec 2019

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20:52 13/12
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Sun 01 Dec 2019

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19:42 01/12
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Sun 24 Nov 2019

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19:01 24/11
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Thu 21 Nov 2019

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19:20 21/11
Caspian Gull
West Midlands

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Wed 30 Oct 2019

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18:39 30/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Sun 27 Oct 2019

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11:15 27/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Sat 26 Oct 2019

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21:08 26/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Thu 24 Oct 2019

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15:52 24/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
15:52

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Wed 23 Oct 2019

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13:19 23/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Mon 21 Oct 2019

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09:42 21/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Sun 20 Oct 2019

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16:27 20/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Wed 16 Oct 2019

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10:40 16/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
10:38

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Mon 14 Oct 2019

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13:57 14/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Sun 13 Oct 2019

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10:07 13/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
09:50

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Sat 12 Oct 2019

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19:34 12/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

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13:15 10/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
13:08

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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16:01 09/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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20:00 08/10
Short-eared Owl
West Midlands
18:35

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18:01 08/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
16:50

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14:32 08/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
11:30

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13:11 08/10
Short-eared Owl
West Midlands
11:01

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Mon 07 Oct 2019

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12:23 07/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Sun 06 Oct 2019

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09:18 06/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Sat 05 Oct 2019

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19:09 05/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
19:00

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08:44 05/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Fri 04 Oct 2019

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17:41 04/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Thu 03 Oct 2019

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15:12 03/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
13:45

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09:51 03/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
09:40

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Wed 02 Oct 2019

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07:33 02/10
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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18:58 01/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
18:00

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14:56 01/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
14:15

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10:18 01/10
Great Skua
West Midlands
10:10

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Mon 30 Sep 2019

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22:41 30/09
Great Skua
West Midlands

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Sun 29 Sep 2019

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17:11 29/09
Great Skua
West Midlands
17:00

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12:10 29/09
Great Skua
West Midlands
11:58

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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21:03 28/09
Great Skua
West Midlands

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15:07 28/09
Great Skua
West Midlands
14:50

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