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Sun 14 Apr 2024

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:25 14/04
Purple Sandpiper
Kent
17:20

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14:28 14/04
Purple Sandpiper
Kent
14:27

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Sat 13 Apr 2024

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Time
18:45 13/04
Whinchat
Kent
18:15

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11:35 13/04
Hawfinch
Kent
07:31

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07:03 13/04
Common Swift
Kent
06:38

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Sun 07 Apr 2024

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Time
12:56 07/04
Black Redstart
Kent

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07:05 07/04
Ring Ouzel
Kent
06:29

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Sat 06 Apr 2024

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Date
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Time
11:20 06/04
Blue-headed Wagtail
Kent

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Fri 05 Apr 2024

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Time
17:23 05/04
Little Gull
Kent
17:15

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08:40 05/04
Ring Ouzel
Kent
07:55

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Thu 04 Apr 2024

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Time
09:46 04/04
Osprey
Kent
09:06

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08:37 04/04
Ring Ouzel
Kent
08:17

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Wed 03 Apr 2024

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Site
Time
20:34 03/04
Black Redstart
Kent
17:45

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08:41 03/04
Tree Pipit
Kent
08:05

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Sun 31 Mar 2024

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Time
15:48 31/03
Alpine Swift
Kent
15:45

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Fri 29 Mar 2024

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Time
15:37 29/03
Black Redstart
Kent

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Thu 28 Mar 2024

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Location
Site
Time
16:55 28/03
Yellow Wagtail
Kent

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Mon 25 Mar 2024

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Time
17:00 25/03
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sat 16 Mar 2024

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Time
13:36 16/03
Waxwing
Kent
09:45

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Thu 14 Mar 2024

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Time
08:16 14/03
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sat 09 Mar 2024

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Time
14:08 09/03
Caspian Gull
Kent

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Thu 07 Mar 2024

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Time
10:44 07/03
Caspian Gull
Kent
07:54

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Mon 04 Mar 2024

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Time
11:55 04/03
Swallow
Kent

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Thu 29 Feb 2024

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Time
10:19 29/02
Swallow
Kent

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Wed 28 Feb 2024

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Time
11:24 28/02
Swallow
Kent
08:32

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Tue 27 Feb 2024

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Time
11:40 27/02
Purple Sandpiper
Kent

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Sat 24 Feb 2024

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Time
12:31 24/02
House Martin
Kent

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Fri 23 Feb 2024

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Time
15:20 23/02
Swallow
Kent

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10:59 23/02
House Martin
Kent

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Thu 22 Feb 2024

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Time
10:39 22/02
Caspian Gull
Kent

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10:27 22/02
House Martin
Kent

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Sat 17 Feb 2024

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Date
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Location
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Time
15:20 17/02
Caspian Gull
Kent

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Thu 15 Feb 2024

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Time
12:39 15/02
Snow Bunting
Kent

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Mon 12 Feb 2024

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Time
13:36 12/02
Purple Sandpiper
Kent
13:18

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Thu 25 Jan 2024

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Location
Site
Time
13:00 25/01
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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09:41 25/01
Caspian Gull
Kent
09:03

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Wed 24 Jan 2024

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Date
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Location
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Time
11:59 24/01
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Mon 22 Jan 2024

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Date
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Time
08:31 22/01
Caspian Gull
Kent
08:16

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Mon 08 Jan 2024

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Date
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Site
Time
12:51 08/01
Caspian Gull
Kent
08:40

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Mon 01 Jan 2024

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Date
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Location
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Time
20:11 01/01
Ring-billed Gull
Kent

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Fri 29 Dec 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:02 29/12
Caspian Gull
Kent
08:15

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Thu 28 Dec 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:45 28/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Mon 25 Dec 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:14 25/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent
08:45

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Thu 21 Dec 2023

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Location
Site
Time
17:28 21/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Wed 20 Dec 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:56 20/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Fri 15 Dec 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:03 15/12
Velvet Scoter
Kent
08:05

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Thu 14 Dec 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:43 14/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Wed 13 Dec 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:33 13/12
Caspian Gull
Kent
07:55

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12:41 13/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Fri 08 Dec 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:20 08/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Thu 07 Dec 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:45 07/12
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Mon 04 Dec 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:42 04/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Tue 21 Nov 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:59 21/11
Bewick's Swan
Kent
08:40

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Thu 16 Nov 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:25 16/11
Long-tailed Duck
Kent
14:20

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Wed 15 Nov 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:51 15/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Mon 13 Nov 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:13 13/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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10:29 13/11
Black Guillemot
Kent

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Sun 12 Nov 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:08 12/11
Black Guillemot
Kent

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13:34 12/11
Black Guillemot
Kent

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Mon 30 Oct 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:49 30/10
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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14:52 30/10
Short-eared Owl
Kent

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Fri 20 Oct 2023

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Time
09:33 20/10
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Mon 16 Oct 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:23 16/10
Lapland Bunting
Kent

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Tue 19 Sep 2023

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Time
10:57 19/09
Wryneck
Kent
13:00 17/09

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Sat 16 Sep 2023

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Time
22:02 16/09
Short-eared Owl
Kent

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07:05 16/09
Lapland Bunting
Kent
06:59

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Wed 13 Sep 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:01 13/09
Long-tailed Skua
Kent
06:45

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Sun 10 Sep 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:42 10/09
Wood Sandpiper
Kent
07:18

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Sat 09 Sep 2023

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10:49 09/09
Caspian Gull
Kent
07:43

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Thu 07 Sep 2023

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Date
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Location
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Time
07:01 07/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Kent
06:53

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Wed 30 Aug 2023

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07:17 30/08
Spotted Redshank
Kent
09:10 29/08

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Mon 28 Aug 2023

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22:27 28/08
Short-eared Owl
Kent
15:36

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Thu 24 Aug 2023

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Time
07:01 24/08
Eurasian Dotterel
Kent
06:24

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Mon 21 Aug 2023

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Time
10:29 21/08
Short-eared Owl
Kent
07:01

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Sun 20 Aug 2023

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Time
09:32 20/08
Pied Flycatcher
Kent
09:29

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Sat 19 Aug 2023

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Time
18:51 19/08
Pied Flycatcher
Kent
18:50

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07:36 19/08
Wood Sandpiper
Kent
07:18

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Fri 18 Aug 2023

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Time
09:32 18/08
Pied Flycatcher
Kent
09:27

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Thu 17 Aug 2023

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Time
07:04 17/08
Black Tern
Kent
06:49

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Wed 16 Aug 2023

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Time
21:21 16/08
Pied Flycatcher
Kent
21:16

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10:44 16/08
Pied Flycatcher
Kent

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Sun 13 Aug 2023

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08:11 13/08
Black Tern
Kent

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Wed 09 Aug 2023

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Time
19:44 09/08
Wood Warbler
Kent
19:32

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15:46 09/08
Wood Warbler
Kent

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Tue 08 Aug 2023

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Time
09:16 08/08
Little Gull
Kent
07:25

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Mon 07 Aug 2023

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Time
12:29 07/08
Little Gull
Kent

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Sun 06 Aug 2023

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Time
11:35 06/08
Pied Flycatcher
Kent
04/08

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Thu 03 Aug 2023

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Time
11:04 03/08
Cory's Shearwater
Kent
10:44

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Tue 01 Aug 2023

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Time
07:43 01/08
Wood Sandpiper
Kent
31/07

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Wed 19 Jul 2023

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Time
07:00 19/07
Wood Sandpiper
Kent
06:45

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Mon 08 May 2023

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Location
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Time
07:33 08/05
Golden Oriole
Kent
06:03

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Sat 06 May 2023

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Time
09:45 06/05
Blue-headed Wagtail
Kent
08:12

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07:55 06/05
Golden Oriole
Kent
06:10

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Fri 05 May 2023

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Time
10:30 05/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Kent
10:12

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Thu 27 Apr 2023

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17:09 27/04
Little Gull
Kent
16:58

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10:48 27/04
Ring Ouzel
Kent
08:45

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07:25 27/04
Purple Sandpiper
Kent
07:22

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07:10 27/04
Hooded Crow
Kent
07:03

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Wed 26 Apr 2023

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07:24 26/04
Hooded Crow
Kent
07:08

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Mon 24 Apr 2023

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Time
21:39 24/04
Pied Flycatcher
Kent
17:45

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