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Sat 23 Mar 2019

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Time
19:00 23/03
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Wed 09 Jan 2019

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08:34 09/01
Forster's Tern
Galway
08/01

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Sat 05 Jan 2019

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18:31 05/01
Forster's Tern
Galway
13:25

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15:07 05/01
Forster's Tern
Galway
12:00

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Sun 11 Nov 2018

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15:03 11/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sat 10 Nov 2018

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11:30 10/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sat 21 Apr 2018

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08:10 21/04
Forster's Tern
Galway
20/04

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Sun 18 Feb 2018

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16:26 18/02
Glaucous Gull
Galway
16:24

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Sat 17 Feb 2018

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17:05 17/02
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 04 Feb 2018

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18:16 04/02
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 03 Dec 2017

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12:49 03/12
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Wed 22 Nov 2017

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13:20 22/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sat 18 Nov 2017

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18:19 18/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 12 Mar 2017

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14:26 12/03
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 22 Jan 2017

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17:01 22/01
Green-winged Teal
Galway

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Thu 19 Jan 2017

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17:50 19/01
Green-winged Teal
Galway

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Sat 14 Jan 2017

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20:27 14/01
Green-winged Teal
Galway

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Wed 11 Jan 2017

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19:41 11/01
Green-winged Teal
Galway

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Tue 03 Jan 2017

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16:02 03/01
Green-winged Teal
Galway

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Sun 01 Jan 2017

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15:44 01/01
Green-winged Teal
Galway

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Thu 29 Dec 2016

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22:07 29/12
Green-winged Teal
Galway

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Mon 26 Dec 2016

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11:34 26/12
Green-winged Teal
Galway

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Sun 18 Dec 2016

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17:12 18/12
Green-winged Teal
Galway

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Fri 16 Dec 2016

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17:50 16/12
Green-winged Teal
Galway

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Sat 03 Dec 2016

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11:07 03/12
Green-winged Teal
Galway

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Thu 17 Nov 2016

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15:26 17/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Wed 27 Jan 2016

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21:13 27/01
Snowy Owl
Galway
26/01

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Sun 10 Jan 2016

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18:08 10/01
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 27 Dec 2015

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12:36 27/12
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 15 Nov 2015

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12:03 15/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Wed 25 Feb 2015

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19:25 25/02
Forster's Tern
Galway
15:30

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Mon 02 Feb 2015

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22:51 02/02
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Wed 14 Jan 2015

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16:19 14/01
Glaucous Gull
Galway
13/01

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Sun 23 Nov 2014

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16:30 23/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Thu 30 Oct 2014

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11:55 30/10
Great Egret
Galway

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Tue 19 Nov 2013

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10:47 19/11
Surf Scoter
Galway

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Thu 28 Mar 2013

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11:01 28/03
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Mon 25 Mar 2013

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22:35 25/03
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sat 23 Mar 2013

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11:21 23/03
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 27 Jan 2013

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13:46 27/01
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Tue 07 Feb 2012

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17:07 07/02
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 29 Jan 2012

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17:08 29/01
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Mon 16 Jan 2012

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20:30 16/01
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Thu 12 Jan 2012

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11:26 12/01
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Mon 02 Jan 2012

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18:21 02/01
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 27 Nov 2011

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09:56 27/11
Forster's Tern
Galway
09:30

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Sat 26 Nov 2011

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15:56 26/11
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sat 19 Nov 2011

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11:18 19/11
Forster's Tern
Galway
10:15

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Mon 31 Aug 2009

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21:46 31/08
Sabine's Gull
Galway

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Sun 15 Mar 2009

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07:59 15/03
Iceland Gull
Galway
14/03

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Thu 16 Feb 2006

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12:06 16/02
Waxwing
Galway

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