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Sat 11 Jan 2020

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17:41 11/01
Twite
Lothian

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Wed 08 Jan 2020

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14:28 08/01
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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Mon 06 Jan 2020

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15:04 06/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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12:55 06/01
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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Fri 03 Jan 2020

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10:10 03/01
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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Thu 02 Jan 2020

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12:50 02/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Wed 01 Jan 2020

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16:24 01/01
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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Tue 31 Dec 2019

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14:39 31/12
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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Sun 29 Dec 2019

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18:49 29/12
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian

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15:27 29/12
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian

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Wed 25 Dec 2019

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16:12 25/12
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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Sun 22 Dec 2019

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12:35 22/12
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Fri 20 Dec 2019

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09:48 20/12
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Wed 18 Dec 2019

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20:07 18/12
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian

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Mon 16 Dec 2019

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22:14 16/12
Surf Scoter
Lothian
15/12

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Wed 11 Dec 2019

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11:10 11/12
Surf Scoter
Lothian
11:04

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Sat 07 Dec 2019

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15:19 07/12
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
13:00

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Thu 28 Nov 2019

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10:48 28/11
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
10:37

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Sat 23 Nov 2019

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22:50 23/11
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 21 Nov 2019

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21:42 21/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Wed 20 Nov 2019

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13:36 20/11
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Tue 19 Nov 2019

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17:44 19/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 17 Nov 2019

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13:59 17/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 15 Nov 2019

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16:35 15/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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16:30 15/11
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Tue 12 Nov 2019

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19:29 12/11
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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13:27 12/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Mon 11 Nov 2019

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20:29 11/11
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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Sun 10 Nov 2019

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15:47 10/11
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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13:05 10/11
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
12:59

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11:53 10/11
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Sat 09 Nov 2019

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12:33 09/11
American White-winged Scoter
Lothian
12:26

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Wed 06 Nov 2019

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11:14 06/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sat 02 Nov 2019

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12:47 02/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 01 Nov 2019

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17:12 01/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 31 Oct 2019

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10:02 31/10
Black-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sun 27 Oct 2019

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13:22 27/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 25 Oct 2019

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17:27 25/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Wed 23 Oct 2019

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15:34 23/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 20 Oct 2019

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18:02 20/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 18 Oct 2019

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12:07 18/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 17 Oct 2019

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12:16 17/10
Richard's Pipit
Lothian
09:35

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Tue 15 Oct 2019

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22:07 15/10
Twite
Lothian

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13:57 15/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 13 Oct 2019

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21:01 13/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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11:15 13/10
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Wed 02 Oct 2019

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17:15 02/10
Jack Snipe
Lothian

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10:24 02/10
Eurasian Spoonbill
Lothian
10:15

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Sun 29 Sep 2019

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18:29 29/09
Greater Scaup
Lothian

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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09:25 25/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Lothian

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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11:03 23/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sun 22 Sep 2019

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17:53 22/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Lothian
16:30

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17:36 22/09
Greater Scaup
Lothian

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Sat 21 Sep 2019

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Time
17:19 21/09
Wood Sandpiper
Lothian
17:05

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16:45 21/09
Greater Scaup
Lothian

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16:29 21/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian
16:19

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Fri 20 Sep 2019

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Date
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17:47 20/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian
12:30

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Thu 19 Sep 2019

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14:40 19/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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10:26 19/09
Wood Sandpiper
Lothian

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Wed 18 Sep 2019

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15:11 18/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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16:49 17/09
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian
16:44

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14:39 17/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian
14:21

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Mon 16 Sep 2019

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15:05 16/09
Black-necked Grebe
Lothian

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11:38 16/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sun 15 Sep 2019

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11:47 15/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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08:24 15/09
Little Stint
Lothian
08:20

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Sat 14 Sep 2019

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17:49 14/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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11:27 14/09
Little Stint
Lothian
10:10

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Fri 13 Sep 2019

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17:22 13/09
Black Tern
Lothian

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Thu 12 Sep 2019

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18:06 12/09
Little Stint
Lothian

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Wed 11 Sep 2019

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17:25 11/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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12:30 11/09
Little Stint
Lothian
11:45

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Tue 10 Sep 2019

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12:21 10/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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10:40 10/09
Little Stint
Lothian

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Mon 09 Sep 2019

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21:17 09/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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17:03 09/09
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 08 Sep 2019

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17:20 08/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sat 07 Sep 2019

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14:46 07/09
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Mon 02 Sep 2019

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21:46 02/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Lothian

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Sun 01 Sep 2019

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10:40 01/09
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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09:13 01/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Lothian
09:07

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Sat 31 Aug 2019

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19:47 31/08
Black Tern
Lothian
13:00

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Fri 30 Aug 2019

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19:19 30/08
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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16:35 30/08
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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16:18 30/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Lothian

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Thu 29 Aug 2019

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12:52 29/08
Surf Scoter
Lothian
12:33

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Wed 28 Aug 2019

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16:56 28/08
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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13:01 28/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lothian

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Tue 27 Aug 2019

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17:22 27/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lothian
17:15

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15:59 27/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lothian
15:30

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09:32 27/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lothian

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Mon 26 Aug 2019

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16:15 26/08
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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11:28 26/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lothian
11:20

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07:10 26/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lothian

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Sun 25 Aug 2019

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15:26 25/08
Little Gull
Lothian
14:50

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15:23 25/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lothian
14:00

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15:21 25/08
Surf Scoter
Lothian
15:18

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10:16 25/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lothian
10:04

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Sat 24 Aug 2019

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21:00 24/08
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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12:28 24/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lothian
12:20

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