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Mon 04 Mar 2024

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
07:59 04/03
Greater Scaup
Westmeath
03/03

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Sat 03 Feb 2024

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Date
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Time
17:17 03/02
Long-tailed Duck
Westmeath

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Sat 30 Dec 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:15 30/12
Greater Scaup
Westmeath
29/12

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Tue 26 Dec 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:02 26/12
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Mon 13 Mar 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:00 13/03
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath
12/03

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Sat 12 Feb 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:13 12/02
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Sun 06 Feb 2022

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Date
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Location
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Time
21:00 06/02
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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20:58 06/02
Siberian Chiffchaff
Westmeath

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Fri 21 Jan 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:51 21/01
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath

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Tue 18 Jan 2022

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Date
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Time
16:59 18/01
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath

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Sun 16 Jan 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:53 16/01
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath

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Thu 13 Jan 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:45 13/01
Siberian Chiffchaff
Westmeath
08/01

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Sun 21 Feb 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
18:42 21/02
Greater Scaup
Westmeath

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Mon 23 Mar 2020

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Date
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Location
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Time
14:55 23/03
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Wed 18 Mar 2020

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Date
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Site
Time
21:00 18/03
Greater Scaup
Westmeath

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17:57 18/03
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Sat 07 Dec 2019

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Date
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Time
13:22 07/12
Siberian Chiffchaff
Westmeath

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Sun 17 Nov 2019

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Date
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Time
14:43 17/11
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Sat 16 Feb 2019

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Time
18:17 16/02
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Mon 15 Oct 2018

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Time
19:01 15/10
Black Tern
Westmeath

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Sun 04 Feb 2018

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Time
21:27 04/02
Greater Scaup
Westmeath

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Wed 11 Feb 2015

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Date
Species
Location
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Time
20:53 11/02
Greater Scaup
Westmeath

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Sat 20 Dec 2014

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Date
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Time
15:24 20/12
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Sun 17 Feb 2013

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Date
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Time
13:03 17/02
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Sat 12 Jan 2013

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Time
15:37 12/01
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Sun 19 Feb 2012

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Date
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Time
21:45 19/02
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Sat 11 Feb 2012

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Time
14:45 11/02
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Tue 08 Feb 2011

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Date
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Time
15:28 08/02
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath
15:20

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Tue 28 Dec 2010

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Time
18:55 28/12
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath

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Sat 13 Nov 2010

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Time
22:47 13/11
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Sun 22 Mar 2009

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Time
20:45 22/03
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Mon 16 Mar 2009

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Date
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Time
22:40 16/03
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath

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Sun 01 Mar 2009

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Date
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Time
20:13 01/03
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath

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Sat 24 Jan 2009

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Date
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Time
18:55 24/01
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Mon 10 Nov 2008

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Date
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Time
10:14 10/11
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath
09/11

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Sun 02 Mar 2008

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Date
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Time
20:05 02/03
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath

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10:00 02/03
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath
01/03

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Wed 20 Feb 2008

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Time
20:05 20/02
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Sun 17 Feb 2008

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Time
22:01 17/02
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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20:55 17/02
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath

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Wed 18 Apr 2007

Rarity
Date
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Time
15:58 18/04
Western Osprey
Westmeath
12:30

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Mon 12 Mar 2007

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Date
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Time
17:56 12/03
Sand Martin
Westmeath

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Fri 15 Dec 2006

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Date
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Time
17:13 15/12
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Thu 16 Mar 2006

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Date
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Time
12:53 16/03
Sand Martin
Westmeath
11:30

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Thu 25 Apr 2002

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Date
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Time
19:57 25/04
Whimbrel
Westmeath
18:00

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Mon 15 Apr 2002

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Time
12:54 15/04
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath
07:00

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Wed 10 Apr 2002

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Date
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Time
09:53 10/04
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath
07:00

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Tue 09 Apr 2002

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Date
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15:15 09/04
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Mon 08 Apr 2002

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22:28 08/04
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Tue 02 Apr 2002

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Time
15:58 02/04
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Thu 28 Mar 2002

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23:06 28/03
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Tue 26 Mar 2002

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13:59 26/03
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Mon 25 Mar 2002

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11:55 25/03
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Wed 20 Mar 2002

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19:51 20/03
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Tue 19 Mar 2002

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Time
23:08 19/03
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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