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Sun 19 Mar 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:53 19/03
Sand Martin
Forth

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Sun 05 Jun 2022

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Time
21:23 05/06
Rosy Starling
Forth

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20:25 05/06
Rosy Starling
Forth
20:09

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Fri 30 Apr 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:20 30/04
Iceland Gull
Forth

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Tue 12 Nov 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:01 12/11
Great Egret
Forth

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Sun 10 Nov 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:13 10/11
Great Egret
Forth
10:20

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Sat 09 Nov 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:03 09/11
Great Egret
Forth

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Fri 08 Nov 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:26 08/11
Great Egret
Forth

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Wed 06 Nov 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:37 06/11
Great Egret
Forth

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Tue 05 Nov 2019

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Site
Time
13:35 05/11
Great Egret
Forth

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Sun 03 Nov 2019

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Date
Species
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Site
Time
17:07 03/11
Great Egret
Forth

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08:12 03/11
Great Egret
Forth

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Sat 02 Nov 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:24 02/11
Great Egret
Forth

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Wed 30 Oct 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:43 30/10
Great Egret
Forth

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Sun 08 Apr 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:18 08/04
Common Crane
Forth

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Sat 07 Apr 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:10 07/04
Common Crane
Forth

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Tue 03 Apr 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:40 03/04
Western Osprey
Forth

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Fri 23 Dec 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:49 23/12
Waxwing
Forth
11:00

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Sun 18 Dec 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:27 18/12
Iceland Gull
Forth

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Sun 17 Jan 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:16 17/01
Smew
Forth
16/01

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Tue 10 Feb 2015

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:14 10/02
Smew
Forth
09:00

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Wed 04 Feb 2015

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:00 04/02
Smew
Forth

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Sun 25 Jan 2015

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:32 25/01
Smew
Forth
09:15

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Tue 20 Jan 2015

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:54 20/01
Smew
Forth

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Fri 19 Apr 2013

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:34 19/04
Common Whitethroat
Forth

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Sat 13 Apr 2013

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:33 13/04
Common Crane
Forth
18:30

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17:30 13/04
Common Crane
Forth
16:05

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18:33 		Common Crane
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