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Wed 16 Sep 2020

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14:39 16/09
Curlew Sandpiper
East Sussex
14:03

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10:49 16/09
Curlew Sandpiper
East Sussex

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Tue 15 Sep 2020

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21:12 15/09
Curlew Sandpiper
East Sussex

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10:27 15/09
Curlew Sandpiper
East Sussex

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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11:35 30/08
Blue-headed Wagtail
East Sussex

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Fri 28 Aug 2020

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12:34 28/08
Western Cattle Egret
East Sussex

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12:02 28/08
Pied Flycatcher
East Sussex

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Mon 24 Aug 2020

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18:21 24/08
Western Osprey
East Sussex
11:53

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Sun 23 Aug 2020

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10:31 23/08
Western Cattle Egret
East Sussex
06:39

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Sat 22 Aug 2020

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17:20 22/08
Wood Sandpiper
East Sussex

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14:54 22/08
Sanderling
East Sussex

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Wed 29 Apr 2020

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08:01 29/04
Purple Heron
East Sussex
06:33

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Sun 12 Apr 2020

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07:48 12/04
Hoopoe
East Sussex
11/04

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Tue 24 Mar 2020

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08:58 24/03
Black-necked Grebe
East Sussex

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Mon 23 Mar 2020

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08:18 23/03
Black-necked Grebe
East Sussex

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Fri 20 Mar 2020

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09:54 20/03
Great Egret
East Sussex

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Sat 07 Mar 2020

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10:38 07/03
Willow Warbler
East Sussex

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Fri 24 Jan 2020

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17:57 24/01
Caspian Gull
East Sussex

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Sat 04 Jan 2020

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20:21 04/01
Great Egret
East Sussex

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Thu 02 Jan 2020

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15:57 02/01
Short-eared Owl
East Sussex

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Sat 21 Dec 2019

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09:23 21/12
Caspian Gull
East Sussex

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Sun 15 Dec 2019

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22:33 15/12
Caspian Gull
East Sussex

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Sat 14 Dec 2019

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12:50 14/12
Caspian Gull
East Sussex
09:43

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Sun 08 Dec 2019

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09:29 08/12
Caspian Gull
East Sussex

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Fri 06 Dec 2019

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18:32 06/12
Caspian Gull
East Sussex

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Wed 04 Dec 2019

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10:54 04/12
Rock Pipit
East Sussex

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Sun 17 Nov 2019

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14:11 17/11
Rock Pipit
East Sussex
14:00

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14:02 17/11
Black Redstart
East Sussex

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Sat 09 Nov 2019

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15:42 09/11
Ring Ouzel
East Sussex

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Mon 04 Nov 2019

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10:04 04/11
Western Cattle Egret
East Sussex

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Sun 03 Nov 2019

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17:31 03/11
Western Cattle Egret
East Sussex

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14:19 03/11
Western Cattle Egret
East Sussex
14:15

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Sat 02 Nov 2019

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12:48 02/11
Little Gull
East Sussex

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Mon 09 Sep 2019

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07:28 09/09
Red Knot
East Sussex
08/09

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Fri 30 Aug 2019

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11:14 30/08
Western Osprey
East Sussex
11:00

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09:42 30/08
Whinchat
East Sussex

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Tue 27 Aug 2019

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19:26 27/08
Grey-headed Wagtail
East Sussex

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Tue 20 Aug 2019

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16:27 20/08
Little Gull
East Sussex

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Mon 12 Aug 2019

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22:17 12/08
Little Gull
East Sussex

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Tue 06 Aug 2019

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15:17 06/08
Little Gull
East Sussex

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Sun 02 Sep 2018

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08:41 02/09
Little Gull
East Sussex

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Tue 28 Aug 2018

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15:07 28/08
Black Tern
East Sussex

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Mon 27 Aug 2018

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17:04 27/08
Black Tern
East Sussex

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12:39 27/08
Black Tern
East Sussex
12:38

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10:04 27/08
Black Tern
East Sussex
09:57

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07:27 27/08
Black Tern
East Sussex

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Sat 18 Aug 2018

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17:28 18/08
Black Tern
East Sussex
17:15

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Thu 09 Aug 2018

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20:28 09/08
Spotted Redshank
East Sussex

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20:02 09/08
Spotted Redshank
East Sussex
20:01

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Sun 05 Aug 2018

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16:30 05/08
Common Scoter
East Sussex

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Thu 24 May 2018

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13:57 24/05
Sanderling
East Sussex

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Tue 22 May 2018

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13:04 22/05
Ruddy Turnstone
East Sussex
16:30 21/05

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Mon 14 May 2018

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10:31 14/05
White Stork
East Sussex

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Thu 10 May 2018

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21:28 10/05
Ruddy Turnstone
East Sussex

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Wed 02 May 2018

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19:10 02/05
Arctic Tern
East Sussex

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Sun 29 Apr 2018

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13:49 29/04
European Turtle Dove
East Sussex

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Sat 28 Apr 2018

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13:16 28/04
Sanderling
East Sussex
13:10

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Sun 15 Apr 2018

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09:18 15/04
Black-necked Grebe
East Sussex

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Tue 03 Apr 2018

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11:45 03/04
Black-necked Grebe
East Sussex
11:30

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07:51 03/04
Black-necked Grebe
East Sussex

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Mon 02 Apr 2018

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11:49 02/04
Black-necked Grebe
East Sussex

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Wed 14 Mar 2018

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22:39 14/03
Smew
East Sussex

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09:47 14/03
Smew
East Sussex
09:43

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Thu 01 Mar 2018

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22:02 01/03
Hawfinch
East Sussex

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Fri 05 Jan 2018

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11:34 05/01
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex
11:31

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Wed 03 Jan 2018

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11:42 03/01
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex
10:50

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Tue 02 Jan 2018

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12:23 02/01
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex
11:00

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Mon 01 Jan 2018

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17:32 01/01
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex

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Sat 30 Dec 2017

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11:10 30/12
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex

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Fri 29 Dec 2017

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16:18 29/12
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex
14:00

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Thu 28 Dec 2017

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10:30 28/12
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex

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Tue 26 Dec 2017

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17:16 26/12
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex

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Sun 24 Dec 2017

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12:03 24/12
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex

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Fri 22 Dec 2017

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10:31 22/12
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex
09:30

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Thu 21 Dec 2017

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12:02 21/12
Glaucous Gull
East Sussex
11:35

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09:02 21/12
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex
08:30

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Wed 20 Dec 2017

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16:18 20/12
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex
12:30

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Tue 19 Dec 2017

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21:37 19/12
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex

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Mon 18 Dec 2017

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09:59 18/12
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex
08:45

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Sun 17 Dec 2017

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22:42 17/12
Caspian Gull
East Sussex

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15:57 17/12
Great Northern Diver
East Sussex
11:00

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13:44 17/12
Iceland Gull
East Sussex
13:15

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Mon 02 Oct 2017

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09:52 02/10
Black Tern
East Sussex

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Sun 24 Sep 2017

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13:24 24/09
Little Stint
East Sussex

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Fri 22 Sep 2017

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17:33 22/09
Little Stint
East Sussex
17:27

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08:47 22/09
Little Stint
East Sussex

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Thu 21 Sep 2017

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09:24 21/09
Little Stint
East Sussex
09:21

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Wed 20 Sep 2017

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17:34 20/09
Sanderling
East Sussex
17:28

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16:18 20/09
Little Stint
East Sussex
16:05

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Fri 15 Sep 2017

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15:08 15/09
Citrine Wagtail
East Sussex
10:00

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Fri 08 Sep 2017

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14:27 08/09
Grey Phalarope
East Sussex
14:00

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10:46 08/09
Grey Phalarope
East Sussex
08:00

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Mon 01 May 2017

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20:00 01/05
Little Tern
East Sussex
19:45

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Sun 30 Apr 2017

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13:59 30/04
Western Osprey
East Sussex

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Sat 29 Apr 2017

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16:39 29/04
Western Osprey
East Sussex

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Fri 28 Apr 2017

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18:45 28/04
Siberian Chiffchaff
East Sussex

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15:23 28/04
Western Osprey
East Sussex

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11:12 28/04
Western Osprey
East Sussex
11:10

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10:33 28/04
Red-rumped Swallow
East Sussex
10:30

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08:45 28/04
Red-rumped Swallow
East Sussex
08:00

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