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Wed 13 Mar 2024

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Site
Time
11:20 13/03
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Fri 08 Mar 2024

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18:37 08/03
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland
17:30

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Thu 07 Mar 2024

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Time
10:25 07/03
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Wed 06 Mar 2024

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16:19 06/03
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Sat 24 Feb 2024

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10:44 24/02
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Wed 10 Jan 2024

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Time
14:27 10/01
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Tue 05 Dec 2023

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15:33 05/12
Short-eared Owl
Northumberland

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Tue 28 Nov 2023

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Time
13:40 28/11
Little Auk
Northumberland

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Fri 17 Nov 2023

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Time
10:25 17/11
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Thu 16 Nov 2023

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Time
14:29 16/11
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Tue 07 Nov 2023

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Time
11:49 07/11
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Mon 30 Oct 2023

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Time
12:25 30/10
Black Redstart
Northumberland

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Sun 22 Oct 2023

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Time
10:25 22/10
Little Bunting
Northumberland
09:56

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09:30 22/10
Little Bunting
Northumberland

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Fri 20 Oct 2023

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Time
16:17 20/10
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Thu 12 Oct 2023

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Site
Time
13:40 12/10
Common Crane
Northumberland

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Tue 10 Oct 2023

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Time
11:46 10/10
Little Bunting
Northumberland

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Mon 09 Oct 2023

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Time
15:39 09/10
Little Bunting
Northumberland

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Sun 08 Oct 2023

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Time
15:47 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Northumberland

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Sun 17 Sep 2023

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Time
12:02 17/09
Long-tailed Skua
Northumberland

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09:33 17/09
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Fri 15 Sep 2023

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Date
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16:20 15/09
Long-tailed Skua
Northumberland
16:15

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Wed 13 Sep 2023

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17:03 13/09
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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16:19 13/09
Great Shearwater
Northumberland
16:17

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Sat 02 Sep 2023

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Time
13:38 02/09
Roseate Tern
Northumberland
13:35

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Sat 26 Aug 2023

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14:31 26/08
Black Tern
Northumberland
14:30

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10:09 26/08
Black Tern
Northumberland

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Fri 18 Aug 2023

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17:10 18/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland
16:55

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Tue 15 Aug 2023

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15:23 15/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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Sat 12 Aug 2023

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14:54 12/08
Pomarine Skua
Northumberland

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Thu 10 Aug 2023

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08:24 10/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland
08:21

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07:58 10/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland
07:55

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Sat 05 Aug 2023

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Time
11:59 05/08
Black Tern
Northumberland

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Mon 31 Jul 2023

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Time
20:19 31/07
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Mon 19 Jun 2023

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Time
13:54 19/06
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Sun 26 Feb 2023

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Time
09:05 26/02
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Thu 26 Jan 2023

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Time
09:29 26/01
Iceland Gull
Northumberland

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Sun 20 Nov 2022

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Time
12:18 20/11
Little Auk
Northumberland

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Fri 21 Oct 2022

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Time
13:03 21/10
Short-eared Owl
Northumberland
11:30

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Thu 20 Oct 2022

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Date
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Time
11:31 20/10
Short-eared Owl
Northumberland

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Thu 13 Oct 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:38 13/10
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland
15:38

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14:10 13/10
Greater Scaup
Northumberland

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Thu 29 Sep 2022

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Site
Time
16:32 29/09
Pomarine Skua
Northumberland
16:20

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Sun 25 Sep 2022

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Date
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Site
Time
14:36 25/09
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Tue 06 Sep 2022

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Time
09:41 06/09
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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07:25 06/09
Bulwer's Petrel
Northumberland
07:18

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Sat 03 Sep 2022

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Location
Site
Time
09:56 03/09
Great Egret
Northumberland
09:55

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Wed 31 Aug 2022

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Time
12:31 31/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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11:58 31/08
Large shearwater sp
Northumberland
11:50

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Thu 25 Aug 2022

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Location
Site
Time
19:26 25/08
Little Gull
Northumberland
19:20

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16:53 25/08
Roseate Tern
Northumberland
16:50

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Tue 23 Aug 2022

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Date
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Site
Time
11:26 23/08
Cory's Shearwater
Northumberland
11:21

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Wed 17 Aug 2022

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08:39 17/08
Great Shearwater
Northumberland
08:35

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Fri 05 Aug 2022

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Time
15:43 05/08
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Tue 26 Jul 2022

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Time
20:18 26/07
Cory's Shearwater
Northumberland
18:10

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Wed 08 Dec 2021

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Time
12:03 08/12
Little Auk
Northumberland

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Sun 05 Dec 2021

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Time
12:36 05/12
Little Auk
Northumberland

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Sun 28 Nov 2021

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Time
13:48 28/11
Little Auk
Northumberland

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12:21 28/11
Brünnich's Guillemot
Northumberland
12:16

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Sat 27 Nov 2021

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14:41 27/11
Little Auk
Northumberland

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12:58 27/11
Red-necked Grebe
Northumberland

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Thu 04 Nov 2021

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Time
10:31 04/11
Little Auk
Northumberland
10:30

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10:11 04/11
Little Auk
Northumberland
10:00

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08:29 04/11
Little Auk
Northumberland

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Wed 03 Nov 2021

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Date
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Time
15:01 03/11
Little Gull
Northumberland
15:00

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09:29 03/11
Snow Bunting
Northumberland

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Sat 23 Oct 2021

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12:17 23/10
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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Thu 21 Oct 2021

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Time
15:48 21/10
Black Guillemot
Northumberland
15:36

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Tue 19 Oct 2021

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15:57 19/10
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Mon 18 Oct 2021

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Time
14:53 18/10
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Sat 16 Oct 2021

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09:04 16/10
Great Shearwater
Northumberland
09:03

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Tue 12 Oct 2021

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17:47 12/10
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland
17:45

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11:14 12/10
Great Shearwater
Northumberland
11:12

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Wed 15 Sep 2021

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12:44 15/09
Greater Scaup
Northumberland

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Fri 03 Sep 2021

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20:28 03/09
Long-tailed Skua
Northumberland

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Thu 02 Sep 2021

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Time
12:04 02/09
Pomarine Skua
Northumberland

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09:34 02/09
Sabine's Gull
Northumberland
09:24

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Wed 01 Sep 2021

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19:47 01/09
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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18:15 01/09
Pomarine Skua
Northumberland
18:13

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17:04 01/09
Fea's-type petrel
Northumberland
17:01

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14:41 01/09
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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Mon 30 Aug 2021

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12:24 30/08
Large shearwater sp
Northumberland
12:20

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Sun 29 Aug 2021

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10:04 29/08
Balearic Shearwater
Northumberland
10:03

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Fri 27 Aug 2021

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11:06 27/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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Wed 18 Aug 2021

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18:01 18/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland
17:40

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Mon 09 Aug 2021

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17:36 09/08
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Mon 26 Jul 2021

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09:09 26/07
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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Sat 17 Jul 2021

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09:07 17/07
Short-eared Owl
Northumberland
09:05

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Fri 16 Jul 2021

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11:38 16/07
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Thu 15 Jul 2021

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11:57 15/07
Little Gull
Northumberland
11:55

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Sat 10 Jul 2021

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16:18 10/07
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Mon 31 May 2021

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10:21 31/05
Pomarine Skua
Northumberland
10:10

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Fri 14 May 2021

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08:12 14/05
Great Northern Diver
Northumberland
08:08

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Sat 03 Apr 2021

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14:51 03/04
Black Redstart
Northumberland
14:51

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14:28 03/04
Black Redstart
Northumberland
14:26

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09:12 03/04
Black Redstart
Northumberland

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Fri 02 Apr 2021

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15:09 02/04
Black Redstart
Northumberland

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14:39 02/04
Black Redstart
Northumberland

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Sat 20 Mar 2021

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11:01 20/03
Whooper Swan
Northumberland
10:57

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Sat 26 Dec 2020

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09:54 26/12
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland
09:50

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