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Fri 13 Sep 2019

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14:03 13/09
Lapland Bunting
Fife

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Wed 12 Jun 2019

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14:53 12/06
Black-throated Diver
Fife

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Wed 05 Jun 2019

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19:10 05/06
Iceland Gull
Fife

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14:37 05/06
Iceland Gull
Fife

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Mon 08 Apr 2019

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09:20 08/04
Black-throated Diver
Fife

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Wed 07 Nov 2018

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17:02 07/11
Pomarine Skua
Fife

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Wed 31 Oct 2018

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16:54 31/10
Little Gull
Fife

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Tue 11 Sep 2018

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13:53 11/09
Black Tern
Fife

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Tue 03 Oct 2017

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22:14 03/10
Little Gull
Fife

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Sun 30 Apr 2017

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19:20 30/04
Iceland Gull
Fife

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Thu 06 Apr 2017

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19:32 06/04
Iceland Gull
Fife

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Wed 05 Apr 2017

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18:12 05/04
Iceland Gull
Fife
18:15

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Sat 11 Feb 2017

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13:07 11/02
Black-throated Diver
Fife

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Thu 02 Feb 2017

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11:16 02/02
Iceland Gull
Fife

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Sun 06 Nov 2016

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22:47 06/11
Pomarine Skua
Fife

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Fri 30 Sep 2016

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08:19 30/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife

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Thu 29 Sep 2016

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20:01 29/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife

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17:22 29/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
16:40

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15:14 29/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
15:00

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11:51 29/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
11:28

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09:14 29/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
09:00

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Wed 28 Sep 2016

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16:37 28/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
16:00

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13:07 28/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
13:00

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11:21 28/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
11:17

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08:05 28/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife

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Tue 27 Sep 2016

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18:50 27/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife

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15:12 27/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
15:10

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11:41 27/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
11:41

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10:44 27/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
10:25

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08:41 27/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
08:28

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08:01 27/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife

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Mon 26 Sep 2016

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19:41 26/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife

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17:35 26/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
17:00

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14:59 26/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
14:50

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12:55 26/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
12:55

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11:23 26/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
11:22

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09:24 26/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife

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07:33 26/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
06:22

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Sun 25 Sep 2016

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20:22 25/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife

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18:03 25/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
17:59

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17:18 25/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
17:09

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15:55 25/09
Brünnich's Guillemot
Fife
15:55

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Tue 06 Sep 2016

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09:28 06/09
Mediterranean Gull
Fife
09:20

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Sun 28 Feb 2016

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15:15 28/02
Little Auk
Fife

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Mon 08 Feb 2016

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17:29 08/02
Taiga Bean Goose
Fife

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Mon 01 Feb 2016

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12:44 01/02
Taiga Bean Goose
Fife
09:00

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Sun 17 Jan 2016

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12:10 17/01
Taiga Bean Goose
Fife

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Tue 05 Jan 2016

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14:25 05/01
Little Auk
Fife

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Mon 04 Jan 2016

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Time
11:38 04/01
Little Auk
Fife
11:20

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Fri 18 Dec 2015

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Time
11:42 18/12
Slavonian Grebe
Fife

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Wed 02 Dec 2015

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18:34 02/12
Little Auk
Fife

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Sat 21 Nov 2015

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15:03 21/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Fife

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Thu 12 Nov 2015

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13:07 12/11
Black Redstart
Fife

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Fri 06 Nov 2015

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16:31 06/11
Little Gull
Fife

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Fri 18 Sep 2015

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18:32 18/09
Mediterranean Gull
Fife
18:30

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Sat 12 Sep 2015

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18:39 12/09
Long-tailed Skua
Fife

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Thu 27 Aug 2015

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19:37 27/08
Black Tern
Fife
18:35

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Fri 31 Jul 2015

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08:27 31/07
Curlew Sandpiper
Fife

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Sat 18 Apr 2015

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11:06 18/04
Twite
Fife

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Mon 16 Feb 2015

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10:38 16/02
Little Auk
Fife

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Wed 10 Dec 2014

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09:35 10/12
Little Auk
Fife
09:15

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Tue 09 Dec 2014

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13:03 09/12
Pomarine Skua
Fife
12:30

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11:12 09/12
Little Auk
Fife
10:40

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Mon 01 Dec 2014

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13:58 01/12
Velvet Scoter
Fife

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Mon 24 Nov 2014

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20:27 24/11
Swallow
Fife

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Thu 20 Nov 2014

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17:30 20/11
Little Gull
Fife

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Mon 27 Oct 2014

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21:58 27/10
Great Northern Diver
Fife

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Sun 26 Oct 2014

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10:18 26/10
Little Gull
Fife
09:00

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Fri 24 Oct 2014

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17:17 24/10
Mediterranean Gull
Fife
17:00

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Sat 26 Jul 2014

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19:16 26/07
Little Egret
Fife
13:00

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Mon 23 Jun 2014

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15:25 23/06
Egyptian Goose
Fife

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13:36 23/06
Egyptian Goose
Fife

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Thu 01 May 2014

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17:30 01/05
Barnacle Goose
Fife
14:30

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Tue 29 Apr 2014

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17:21 29/04
Whimbrel
Fife

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Sun 27 Apr 2014

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10:42 27/04
Black-throated Diver
Fife

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Fri 25 Apr 2014

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11:53 25/04
Iceland Gull
Fife

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Tue 22 Apr 2014

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18:37 22/04
Wryneck
Fife
17:45

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Fri 27 Dec 2013

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10:47 27/12
Little Auk
Fife

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Mon 23 Dec 2013

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11:22 23/12
Great Northern Diver
Fife

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Thu 05 Dec 2013

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19:38 05/12
Black-throated Diver
Fife

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10:11 05/12
Slavonian Grebe
Fife

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Fri 18 Oct 2013

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10:03 18/10
Black-throated Diver
Fife

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Sat 12 Oct 2013

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11:52 12/10
Great Northern Diver
Fife

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Fri 06 Sep 2013

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20:35 06/09
Pomarine Skua
Fife

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Wed 19 Jun 2013

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16:29 19/06
Western Osprey
Fife
14:00

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Sun 03 Feb 2013

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09:39 03/02
Black-throated Diver
Fife

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Fri 01 Feb 2013

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11:03 01/02
Little Auk
Fife
09:30

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Thu 27 Dec 2012

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20:21 27/12
Black-throated Diver
Fife

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Mon 17 Dec 2012

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09:57 17/12
Velvet Scoter
Fife

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Mon 19 Nov 2012

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10:29 19/11
Little Auk
Fife
09:30

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Fri 09 Nov 2012

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16:44 09/11
Little Gull
Fife

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Fri 02 Nov 2012

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15:37 02/11
Little Gull
Fife
14:30

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Fri 12 Oct 2012

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16:04 12/10
Little Auk
Fife

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Wed 26 Sep 2012

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Time
10:04 26/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Fife

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Sat 25 Aug 2012

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Time
15:52 25/08
Mediterranean Gull
Fife

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07:34 25/08
Eurasian Hobby
Fife

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Tue 14 Aug 2012

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18:13 14/08
Mediterranean Gull
Fife
17:35

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Mon 09 Jul 2012

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11:52 09/07
Black-throated Diver
Fife

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Sat 02 Jun 2012

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18:25 02/06
Black Tern
Fife
12:45

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Mon 30 Apr 2012

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19:04 30/04
Little Gull
Fife

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