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Fri 22 Mar 2024

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:36 22/03
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sun 28 Jan 2024

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Site
Time
14:34 28/01
King Eider
Lothian

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Sat 27 Jan 2024

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Site
Time
15:58 27/01
King Eider
Lothian
15:53

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11:09 27/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian
11:05

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10:50 27/01
King Eider
Lothian
09:55

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09:57 27/01
King Eider
Lothian

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Wed 24 Jan 2024

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Location
Site
Time
16:00 24/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian
14:00

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Sun 21 Jan 2024

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Location
Site
Time
15:59 21/01
King Eider
Lothian

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14:16 21/01
King Eider
Lothian
13:45

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12:02 21/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sat 20 Jan 2024

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:18 20/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Wed 17 Jan 2024

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Location
Site
Time
11:29 17/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 14 Jan 2024

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Site
Time
11:59 14/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sat 11 Nov 2023

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Location
Site
Time
11:49 11/11
Waxwing
Lothian

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Thu 09 Nov 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:54 09/11
Black Redstart
Lothian
13:45

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Wed 08 Nov 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:45 08/11
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Tue 07 Nov 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:45 07/11
Black Redstart
Lothian
08:34

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Mon 06 Nov 2023

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Time
08:50 06/11
Black Redstart
Lothian
08:48

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Sun 05 Nov 2023

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Time
16:57 05/11
Waxwing
Lothian
11:00

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Tue 31 Oct 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:48 31/10
Caspian Gull
Lothian
07:44

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Thu 26 Oct 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:24 26/10
Caspian Gull
Lothian

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Wed 25 Oct 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:04 25/10
Caspian Gull
Lothian

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Mon 23 Oct 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:22 23/10
Caspian Gull
Lothian
18:00

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09:33 23/10
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian

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Sun 22 Oct 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:51 22/10
Caspian Gull
Lothian

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16:34 22/10
European Storm Petrel
Lothian

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16:24 22/10
Little Gull
Lothian

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15:32 22/10
White-billed Diver
Lothian
14:55

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13:56 22/10
White-billed Diver
Lothian

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Sat 21 Oct 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:20 21/10
Leach's Storm Petrel
Lothian

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Fri 20 Oct 2023

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Location
Site
Time
16:47 20/10
Leach's Storm Petrel
Lothian

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Thu 17 Aug 2023

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Date
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Time
13:46 17/08
Cory's Shearwater
Lothian
13:25

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13:28 17/08
Cory's Shearwater
Lothian

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Wed 09 Aug 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:01 09/08
Little Gull
Lothian
15:45

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Wed 19 Apr 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
07:34 19/04
Iceland Gull
Lothian
18/04

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Fri 14 Apr 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:49 14/04
Iceland Gull
Lothian

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Sun 09 Apr 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:12 09/04
Iceland Gull
Lothian
10:10

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Fri 07 Apr 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:12 07/04
King Eider
Lothian

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Thu 06 Apr 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:29 06/04
King Eider
Lothian
11:25

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09:52 06/04
Iceland Gull
Lothian
08:00

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Mon 03 Apr 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:37 03/04
King Eider
Lothian

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11:01 03/04
King Eider
Lothian
10:55

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Sun 02 Apr 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:23 02/04
King Eider
Lothian
15:30

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08:08 02/04
King Eider
Lothian

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Fri 31 Mar 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:28 31/03
Iceland Gull
Lothian
12:00

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07:56 31/03
King Eider
Lothian

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Thu 30 Mar 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:21 30/03
Iceland Gull
Lothian
15:15

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13:10 30/03
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian
12:58

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11:12 30/03
King Eider
Lothian
10:30

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08:40 30/03
Iceland Gull
Lothian
08:25

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Wed 29 Mar 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:47 29/03
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian
13:41

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13:18 29/03
King Eider
Lothian
10:55

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Tue 28 Mar 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:07 28/03
King Eider
Lothian

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Mon 27 Mar 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:02 27/03
King Eider
Lothian

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11:45 27/03
King Eider
Lothian
11:20

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Thu 23 Mar 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:55 23/03
Iceland Gull
Lothian
13:00

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Sun 22 Jan 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:29 22/01
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian

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Mon 28 Nov 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:58 28/11
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Thu 17 Nov 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:23 17/11
Little Gull
Lothian
13:45

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Mon 14 Nov 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:56 14/11
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Sun 06 Nov 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:51 06/11
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian
09:00

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Mon 31 Oct 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:41 31/10
Pallid Swift
Lothian

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Mon 17 Oct 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:52 17/10
Caspian Gull
Lothian

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Wed 12 Oct 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:56 12/10
Caspian Gull
Lothian
18:50

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Tue 30 Aug 2022

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Species
Location
Site
Time
20:19 30/08
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Tue 28 Jun 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
07:32 28/06
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian
27/06

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Fri 25 Mar 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:50 25/03
Glaucous Gull
Lothian
08:00

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Thu 24 Mar 2022

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Date
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Location
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Time
10:27 24/03
Glaucous Gull
Lothian
10:23

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Wed 23 Mar 2022

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Time
09:23 23/03
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Tue 22 Mar 2022

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Time
17:40 22/03
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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08:21 22/03
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Mon 21 Mar 2022

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Time
17:26 21/03
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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09:51 21/03
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Tue 26 Oct 2021

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Time
11:33 26/10
King Eider
Lothian
10:00

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Mon 25 Oct 2021

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Time
17:22 25/10
King Eider
Lothian

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Sun 17 Oct 2021

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Site
Time
14:56 17/10
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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Sun 10 Oct 2021

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Time
17:50 10/10
Little Gull
Lothian
17:00

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Mon 20 Sep 2021

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Location
Site
Time
19:40 20/09
Little Stint
Lothian

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06:59 20/09
Little Stint
Lothian
16:00 19/09

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Sat 18 Sep 2021

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Time
18:24 18/09
Little Stint
Lothian

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Fri 17 Sep 2021

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Time
16:07 17/09
Little Stint
Lothian
16:00

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Wed 25 Aug 2021

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Time
17:37 25/08
Little Gull
Lothian

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Sat 14 Aug 2021

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Time
20:22 14/08
Roseate Tern
Lothian

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Mon 02 Aug 2021

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Time
20:18 02/08
Little Gull
Lothian

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Sat 31 Jul 2021

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10:59 31/07
Roseate Tern
Lothian

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Fri 18 Jun 2021

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Date
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Time
17:08 18/06
Rosy Starling
Lothian
17:00

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15:45 18/06
Rosy Starling
Lothian
15:20

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12:26 18/06
Rosy Starling
Lothian

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07:43 18/06
Rosy Starling
Lothian
07:30

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07:01 18/06
Rosy Starling
Lothian
06:50

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Thu 17 Jun 2021

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Time
15:05 17/06
Rosy Starling
Lothian
14:45

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11:06 17/06
Rosy Starling
Lothian
09:55

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07:49 17/06
Rosy Starling
Lothian
07:35

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Sat 05 Jun 2021

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Site
Time
08:35 05/06
Little Gull
Lothian
20:30 04/06

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Thu 11 Feb 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
19:12 11/02
Short-eared Owl
Lothian

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Wed 23 Dec 2020

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Time
20:41 23/12
Swallow
Lothian

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Tue 22 Dec 2020

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Date
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14:11 22/12
Swallow
Lothian

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Thu 17 Dec 2020

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20:59 17/12
Swallow
Lothian

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Mon 14 Dec 2020

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09:51 14/12
Swallow
Lothian
08:55

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Fri 11 Dec 2020

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Time
20:00 11/12
Swallow
Lothian

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