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Sat 22 May 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:44 22/05
Little Gull
Essex

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Sun 02 May 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:44 02/05
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Sat 01 May 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:26 01/05
Caspian Gull
Essex
29/04

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Fri 09 Apr 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:54 09/04
White Wagtail
Essex

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Thu 25 Mar 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:15 25/03
Little Stint
Essex

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Wed 02 Dec 2020

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Date
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Site
Time
21:40 02/12
Great Egret
Essex

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Sun 29 Nov 2020

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Time
11:17 29/11
Pomarine Skua
Essex

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Sun 15 Nov 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:40 15/11
Little Stint
Essex
14/11

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Mon 09 Nov 2020

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Location
Site
Time
19:57 09/11
Little Stint
Essex

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Fri 16 Oct 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:59 16/10
Little Stint
Essex
15/10

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Sun 11 Oct 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:14 11/10
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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Sun 04 Oct 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:24 04/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Thu 01 Oct 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:40 01/10
Little Stint
Essex

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Mon 28 Sep 2020

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Location
Site
Time
22:16 28/09
Little Stint
Essex

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Sat 26 Sep 2020

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Site
Time
18:40 26/09
Little Stint
Essex

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18:29 26/09
Great Skua
Essex
17:00

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Fri 18 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:26 18/09
Little Stint
Essex
17/09

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Fri 04 Sep 2020

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Site
Time
08:22 04/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex
03/09

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:55 30/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Mon 24 Aug 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:29 24/08
Caspian Gull
Essex

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Sun 23 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:26 23/08
Black Tern
Essex
22/08

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Thu 13 Aug 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:45 13/08
Wood Warbler
Essex

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Fri 07 Aug 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:29 07/08
Yellow-legged Gull
Essex
06/08

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Fri 31 Jul 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:40 31/07
Arctic Tern
Essex
12:25 30/07

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Fri 24 Jul 2020

Rarity
Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:00 24/07
Yellow-legged Gull
Essex
23/07

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Fri 17 Jul 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:38 17/07
Garganey
Essex
16/07

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Thu 28 May 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:11 28/05
Montagu's Harrier
Essex
09:54

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Sun 10 May 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:02 10/05
Little Gull
Essex
13:00

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Mon 20 Apr 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:43 20/04
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Wed 08 Apr 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:01 08/04
Reed Warbler
Essex

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10:56 08/04
Common Whitethroat
Essex
09:00

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Fri 20 Mar 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:55 20/03
Short-eared Owl
Essex
19/03

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Fri 06 Mar 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:28 06/03
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Thu 06 Feb 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:47 06/02
Twite
Essex

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Sun 19 Jan 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:51 19/01
Twite
Essex

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Fri 17 Jan 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:13 17/01
Twite
Essex

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Wed 18 Dec 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:21 18/12
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Sat 30 Nov 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:02 30/11
Velvet Scoter
Essex

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Sat 23 Nov 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:09 23/11
Snow Bunting
Essex

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Tue 19 Nov 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:25 19/11
Little Auk
Essex
09:53

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Mon 21 Oct 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:02 21/10
Little Gull
Essex

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:50 10/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Fri 06 Sep 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:59 06/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Wed 28 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:11 28/08
Black Tern
Essex
27/08

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Tue 27 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:42 27/08
Little Gull
Essex

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16:55 27/08
Black Tern
Essex
16:50

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10:39 27/08
Black Tern
Essex

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Sat 24 Aug 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:50 24/08
Roseate Tern
Essex
16:52

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Thu 22 Aug 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
23:07 22/08
Garganey
Essex

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Sat 03 Aug 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:47 03/08
Arctic Tern
Essex

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Fri 22 Mar 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:57 22/03
Water Pipit
Essex
21/03

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Sun 10 Mar 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:53 10/03
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Tue 05 Mar 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:24 05/03
Little Ringed Plover
Essex
04/03

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Mon 18 Feb 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:47 18/02
Glaucous Gull
Essex
09:38

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Sat 16 Feb 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:11 16/02
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Thu 10 Jan 2019

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:54 10/01
Red-necked Grebe
Essex
09/01

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Mon 17 Dec 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:55 17/12
Twite
Essex

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Fri 23 Nov 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:00 23/11
Little Gull
Essex

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Mon 29 Oct 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:38 29/10
Arctic Tern
Essex

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08:19 29/10
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Sun 28 Oct 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:09 28/10
Pomarine Skua
Essex

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Sat 27 Oct 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:27 27/10
Pomarine Skua
Essex

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13:34 27/10
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Sat 20 Oct 2018

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Location
Site
Time
12:33 20/10
Hen Harrier
Essex

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Fri 19 Oct 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:22 19/10
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
18/10

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Sun 07 Oct 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:27 07/10
Little Stint
Essex

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Sat 22 Sep 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:27 22/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Tue 04 Sep 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:26 04/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Sun 02 Sep 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:21 02/09
Black Tern
Essex
08:00

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Sat 01 Sep 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:41 01/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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11:40 01/09
Black Tern
Essex

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Sat 18 Aug 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:20 18/08
Black Tern
Essex

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Sat 04 Aug 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:08 04/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sat 21 Jul 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:06 21/07
Black Tern
Essex

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Tue 12 Jun 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:44 12/06
Great Egret
Essex

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Mon 21 May 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:27 21/05
Roseate Tern
Essex

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Sun 06 May 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:29 06/05
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Sat 05 May 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:39 05/05
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Thu 15 Mar 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:12 15/03
Little Gull
Essex

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Fri 16 Feb 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:24 16/02
Twite
Essex

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Sat 10 Feb 2018

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Date
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Site
Time
13:17 10/02
Twite
Essex

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Sat 03 Feb 2018

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Date
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Site
Time
09:09 03/02
Twite
Essex

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Thu 01 Feb 2018

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Date
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Site
Time
22:53 01/02
Twite
Essex

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Mon 22 Jan 2018

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Date
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Site
Time
12:27 22/01
Twite
Essex

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Sat 18 Nov 2017

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Date
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Site
Time
13:24 18/11
Little Stint
Essex

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Fri 20 Oct 2017

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Site
Time
17:41 20/10
Ring Ouzel
Essex

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07:53 20/10
Pomarine Skua
Essex
19/10

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Mon 09 Oct 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:11 09/10
Little Stint
Essex

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Sat 07 Oct 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:35 07/10
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
13:25

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07:43 07/10
Black-necked Grebe
Essex
07:35

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Thu 05 Oct 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:11 05/10
Little Stint
Essex
04/10

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Fri 22 Sep 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:27 22/09
Hen Harrier
Essex
21/09

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Sun 17 Sep 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:36 17/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Essex

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Sat 16 Sep 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:06 16/09
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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Sat 02 Sep 2017

Rarity
Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:55 02/09
Spotted Redshank
Essex

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Sat 26 Aug 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:18 26/08
Black Tern
Essex

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Sun 28 May 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:54 28/05
European Turtle Dove
Essex

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Sat 13 May 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:59 13/05
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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Mon 08 May 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:07 08/05
Common Crane
Essex
12:04

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Mon 01 May 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:13 01/05
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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