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Mon 08 Jan 2024

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Time
10:37 08/01
Pomarine Skua
Kent

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Sat 06 Jan 2024

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12:45 06/01
Black Brant
Kent

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12:24 06/01
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sat 30 Dec 2023

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13:07 30/12
Black Brant
Kent

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Sun 24 Dec 2023

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11:16 24/12
Little Gull
Kent

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Mon 11 Dec 2023

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13:06 11/12
Black Brant
Kent

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Sat 09 Dec 2023

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11:27 09/12
Black Brant
Kent

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Fri 24 Nov 2023

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11:20 24/11
Little Gull
Kent

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Sun 19 Nov 2023

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16:38 19/11
Black Brant
Kent

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Sat 18 Nov 2023

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16:03 18/11
Pomarine Skua
Kent

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15:52 18/11
Black Brant
Kent

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Thu 16 Nov 2023

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Time
14:10 16/11
Long-tailed Duck
Kent
13:16

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Mon 13 Nov 2023

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13:37 13/11
Little Gull
Kent

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Mon 06 Nov 2023

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09:13 06/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent
15:17 05/11

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Thu 26 Oct 2023

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09:37 26/10
Pomarine Skua
Kent
07:55

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Tue 17 Oct 2023

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15:07 17/10
Pomarine Skua
Kent

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Sun 08 Oct 2023

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15:37 08/10
Brown Booby
Kent

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Wed 13 Sep 2023

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09:15 13/09
Long-tailed Skua
Kent

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Fri 18 Aug 2023

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15:09 18/08
Pied Flycatcher
Kent
15:05

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Sat 01 Apr 2023

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12:36 01/04
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Wed 21 Dec 2022

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11:21 21/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Sat 17 Dec 2022

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13:48 17/12
Greater Scaup
Kent
13:43

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Sun 04 Dec 2022

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12:33 04/12
Red-necked Grebe
Kent

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Sun 20 Nov 2022

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12:25 20/11
Snow Bunting
Kent

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Sat 19 Nov 2022

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12:49 19/11
Red-necked Grebe
Kent
08:30

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Sun 23 Oct 2022

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17:58 23/10
Pomarine Skua
Kent

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16:10 23/10
Pallid Swift
Kent
15:23

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15:13 23/10
Pallid Swift
Kent
15:10

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11:42 23/10
Little Gull
Kent

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Wed 19 Oct 2022

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08:39 19/10
Puffin
Kent
08:36

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Fri 16 Sep 2022

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18:18 16/09
Sooty Shearwater
Kent
15:40

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15:39 16/09
Sooty Shearwater
Kent
15:37

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Sun 05 Dec 2021

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15:55 05/12
Slavonian Grebe
Kent

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Sun 21 Nov 2021

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13:16 21/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sun 14 Nov 2021

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08:53 14/11
Sabine's Gull
Kent
08:00

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Fri 22 Oct 2021

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15:06 22/10
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Mon 02 Aug 2021

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08:17 02/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Kent
07:25

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Fri 08 Jan 2021

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16:55 08/01
Black Redstart
Kent
14:30

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Sun 13 Dec 2020

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11:57 13/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent
11:50

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Tue 01 Dec 2020

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12:53 01/12
Russian White-fronted Goose
Kent

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Sun 29 Nov 2020

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11:23 29/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent
11:10

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Sun 15 Nov 2020

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15:45 15/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Thu 15 Oct 2020

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16:01 15/10
Velvet Scoter
Kent
12:30

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08:20 15/10
Leach's Storm Petrel
Kent
08:14

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Wed 14 Oct 2020

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16:55 14/10
Russian White-fronted Goose
Kent

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Thu 17 Sep 2020

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18:14 17/09
Pied Flycatcher
Kent
16/09

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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14:29 30/08
Long-tailed Skua
Kent

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09:51 30/08
Sooty Shearwater
Kent
08:20

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Sat 29 Aug 2020

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12:30 29/08
Long-tailed Skua
Kent
11:20

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Tue 02 Jun 2020

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10:58 02/06
Red Kite
Kent

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Mon 23 Mar 2020

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18:15 23/03
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sun 01 Mar 2020

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20:06 01/03
Black Redstart
Kent
17:15

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Sun 01 Dec 2019

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13:52 01/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent
11:00

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Fri 22 Nov 2019

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20:23 22/11
Snow Bunting
Kent

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Mon 04 Nov 2019

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14:10 04/11
Snow Bunting
Kent
13:30

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Sat 02 Nov 2019

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16:07 02/11
Snow Bunting
Kent

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Thu 31 Oct 2019

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12:48 31/10
Snow Bunting
Kent
12:20

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Sun 27 Oct 2019

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15:38 27/10
Black-necked Grebe
Kent
08:30

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Sun 20 Oct 2019

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14:11 20/10
Little Gull
Kent
13:30

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Mon 07 Oct 2019

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13:32 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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08:48 28/09
Eurasian Spoonbill
Kent
08:46

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08:39 28/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent
08:30

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Fri 27 Sep 2019

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17:35 27/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent
17:32

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13:35 27/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent
13:30

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07:48 27/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent
07:38

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Thu 26 Sep 2019

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12:30 26/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent
12:30

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11:28 26/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent
11:24

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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18:48 25/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent

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14:06 25/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent
14:00

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10:37 25/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent
10:00

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08:13 25/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent
07:48

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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18:12 24/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent

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16:16 24/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent
16:05

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14:10 24/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent

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Mon 02 Sep 2019

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13:05 02/09
Wryneck
Kent
09:05 01/09

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Mon 22 Apr 2019

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14:33 22/04
Black Kite
Kent
11:47

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Fri 28 Dec 2018

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16:52 28/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent
14:30

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Sun 23 Dec 2018

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14:15 23/12
Black-necked Grebe
Kent

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Fri 23 Nov 2018

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08:23 23/11
Snow Bunting
Kent
15:15 22/11

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Mon 29 Oct 2018

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18:11 29/10
Sooty Shearwater
Kent

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Sun 28 Oct 2018

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15:49 28/10
Sabine's Gull
Kent
11:25

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Sat 27 Oct 2018

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13:38 27/10
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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13:19 27/10
Snow Bunting
Kent

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Mon 22 Oct 2018

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12:53 22/10
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Sun 07 Oct 2018

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13:23 07/10
Pomarine Skua
Kent
09:48

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Fri 28 Sep 2018

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14:20 28/09
Grey Phalarope
Kent
13:40

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Mon 24 Sep 2018

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11:02 24/09
Long-tailed Skua
Kent
23/09

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Sun 23 Sep 2018

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14:03 23/09
Pomarine Skua
Kent
13:47

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13:30 23/09
Long-tailed Skua
Kent
13:17

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12:52 23/09
Sabine's Gull
Kent

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12:43 23/09
Sooty Shearwater
Kent
12:32

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10:50 23/09
Sooty Shearwater
Kent

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Wed 31 Jan 2018

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15:47 31/01
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sun 28 Jan 2018

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16:12 28/01
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sun 14 Jan 2018

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17:51 14/01
Black Redstart
Kent
15:00

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Mon 08 Jan 2018

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12:15 08/01
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sun 07 Jan 2018

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13:33 07/01
Black Redstart
Kent
12:00

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Sun 29 Oct 2017

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17:45 29/10
Little Gull
Kent

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Sat 27 May 2017

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17:19 27/05
Black Kite
Kent

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Mon 10 Apr 2017

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09:18 10/04
Black Kite
Kent
08:40

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