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Fri 16 Apr 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:16 16/04
Glossy Ibis
Greater Manchester
09:50

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Thu 18 Mar 2021

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11:46 18/03
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Wed 11 Mar 2020

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Date
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Time
09:35 11/03
Sand Martin
Greater Manchester

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Sat 19 Oct 2019

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Time
15:26 19/10
Greater Scaup
Greater Manchester

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Sun 06 Oct 2019

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12:15 06/10
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Sat 07 Sep 2019

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17:52 07/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Fri 02 Aug 2019

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21:42 02/08
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Sun 28 Jul 2019

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Date
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Time
08:49 28/07
Common Scoter
Greater Manchester
13:55 27/07

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Mon 10 Jun 2019

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13:12 10/06
Mediterranean Gull
Greater Manchester
13:00

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Fri 10 May 2019

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Time
09:42 10/05
Black Tern
Greater Manchester

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Thu 09 May 2019

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Time
23:01 09/05
Black Tern
Greater Manchester
15:05

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12:06 09/05
Black Tern
Greater Manchester
06:55

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Wed 08 May 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
23:00 08/05
Black Tern
Greater Manchester
10:45

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Fri 03 May 2019

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Time
14:45 03/05
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Mon 12 Nov 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:47 12/11
Pallid Swift
Greater Manchester

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Sun 11 Nov 2018

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Time
17:23 11/11
Pallid Swift
Greater Manchester

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16:41 11/11
Pallid Swift
Greater Manchester

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Sun 11 Mar 2018

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Date
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Time
20:40 11/03
Sand Martin
Manchester, Greater

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Sun 21 Jan 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:50 21/01
Kumlien's Gull
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 23 Aug 2017

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Date
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Time
15:43 23/08
Western Osprey
Manchester, Greater
22/08

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Sun 21 May 2017

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22:34 21/05
Western Osprey
Manchester, Greater

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Fri 17 Apr 2015

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Date
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Time
13:32 17/04
Red-rumped Swallow
Manchester, Greater
13:07

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11:04 17/04
Red-rumped Swallow
Manchester, Greater
10:45

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09:30 17/04
Red-rumped Swallow
Manchester, Greater
09:20

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Sat 20 Dec 2014

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22:15 20/12
Iceland Gull
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 08 Nov 2014

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Date
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Time
17:32 08/11
Long-tailed Duck
Manchester, Greater
12:30

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17:27 08/11
Long-tailed Duck
Manchester, Greater
07/11

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Fri 31 Oct 2014

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Date
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10:09 31/10
Long-tailed Duck
Manchester, Greater
30/10

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Mon 27 Oct 2014

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Time
15:02 27/10
Long-tailed Duck
Manchester, Greater
13:00

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Sun 26 Oct 2014

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22:17 26/10
Long-tailed Duck
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 25 Oct 2014

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10:35 25/10
Long-tailed Duck
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 22 Oct 2014

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16:46 22/10
Grey Phalarope
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 27 Sep 2014

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Time
13:55 27/09
White Stork
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 19 Feb 2014

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15:43 19/02
Kumlien's Gull
Manchester, Greater
15:20

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Tue 18 Feb 2014

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Date
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Time
18:38 18/02
Kumlien's Gull
Manchester, Greater
17:15

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10:32 18/02
Kumlien's Gull
Manchester, Greater

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Mon 17 Feb 2014

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16:45 17/02
Kumlien's Gull
Manchester, Greater
16:00

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11:22 17/02
Kumlien's Gull
Manchester, Greater
15:00 16/02

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Fri 11 Oct 2013

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Date
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16:34 11/10
Northern Gannet
Manchester, Greater

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Thu 18 Apr 2013

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18:22 18/04
Arctic Tern
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 13 Mar 2013

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22:21 13/03
Waxwing
Manchester, Greater

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Mon 18 Feb 2013

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Date
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Time
10:09 18/02
Ring-necked Duck
Manchester, Greater
09:35

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Sun 17 Feb 2013

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16:32 17/02
Ring-necked Duck
Manchester, Greater

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Sun 21 Oct 2012

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Time
16:39 21/10
Rock Pipit
Manchester, Greater

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Sun 29 Jul 2012

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08:23 29/07
Greater Scaup
Manchester, Greater
28/07

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Mon 09 Jul 2012

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21:48 09/07
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Wed 25 Apr 2012

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Time
23:08 25/04
Arctic Tern
Manchester, Greater

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Fri 11 Nov 2011

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Time
22:34 11/11
Common Scoter
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 14 May 2011

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22:57 14/05
Arctic Tern
Manchester, Greater

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Tue 12 Apr 2011

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22:17 12/04
Waxwing
Manchester, Greater
18:00

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Wed 16 Mar 2011

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14:52 16/03
Waxwing
Manchester, Greater
07:30

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Sun 13 Mar 2011

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21:49 13/03
Mediterranean Gull
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 26 Feb 2011

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21:24 26/02
Mediterranean Gull
Manchester, Greater
16:50

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Sun 07 Nov 2010

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19:17 07/11
Waxwing
Manchester, Greater

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12:10 07/11
Lapland Bunting
Manchester, Greater

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Sat 23 Oct 2010

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18:18 23/10
Hooded Crow
Manchester, Greater
10:30

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Thu 09 Sep 2010

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20:56 09/09
Western Osprey
Manchester, Greater
08:15

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