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Tue 22 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:39 22/08
Long-tailed Skua
Essex

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17:33 22/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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15:59 22/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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11:46 22/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
09:00

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Mon 21 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:42 21/08
Sanderling
Essex

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22:24 21/08
Pomarine Skua
Essex

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22:23 21/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
15:00

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21:24 21/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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21:24 21/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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12:39 21/08
Black Tern
Essex
12:09

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06:59 21/08
European Honey Buzzard
Essex
12:00 17/08

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Sun 20 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:42 20/08
European Honey Buzzard
Essex

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17:31 20/08
Great Egret
Essex

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14:34 20/08
Glossy Ibis
Essex
12:00

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12:38 20/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
12:05

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08:40 20/08
Ruddy Turnstone
Essex

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07:59 20/08
Common Quail
Essex

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07:43 20/08
Black Tern
Essex

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07:25 20/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
07:25

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Sat 19 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:04 19/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex
14:00

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18:01 19/08
Garganey
Essex

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16:46 19/08
Garganey
Essex

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16:09 19/08
Great Egret
Essex

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15:45 19/08
Black Tern
Essex

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14:17 19/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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14:06 19/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
13:50

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09:10 19/08
Temminck's Stint
Essex

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08:33 19/08
Black Tern
Essex
18/08

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Fri 18 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:09 18/08
Temminck's Stint
Essex

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19:23 18/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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17:15 18/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
16:56

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Thu 17 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:28 17/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
16:12

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14:17 17/08
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Essex
09:00

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11:16 17/08
Little Stint
Essex

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Wed 16 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:35 16/08
Western Osprey
Essex
16:15

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17:31 16/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex

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11:34 16/08
Bluethroat
Essex

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07:55 16/08
Bluethroat
Essex
15/08

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07:17 16/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
15/08

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07:16 16/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
15/08

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Tue 15 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:42 15/08
Great Egret
Essex
12:35

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10:58 15/08
Caspian Gull
Essex

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09:02 15/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
14/08

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Mon 14 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:04 14/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
14:40

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14:55 14/08
Western Osprey
Essex
14:40

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13:24 14/08
White-winged Tern
Essex

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Sun 13 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:41 13/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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21:37 13/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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16:15 13/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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09:23 13/08
Great Egret
Essex

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Sat 12 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:00 12/08
Whinchat
Essex

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16:46 12/08
Little Stint
Essex

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16:16 12/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex

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11:42 12/08
Black Tern
Essex

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Fri 11 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:56 11/08
Black Tern
Essex

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21:54 11/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
09:45

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16:48 11/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex
10:45

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14:03 11/08
Southern Migrant Hawker
Essex

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07:28 11/08
Black Tern
Essex
10/08

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Thu 10 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:39 10/08
Black Tern
Essex

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21:27 10/08
Short-eared Owl
Essex

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19:02 10/08
Western Osprey
Essex
17:35

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15:01 10/08
Long-tailed Skua
Essex
13:00

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07:42 10/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
09/08

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Tue 08 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:27 08/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex

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18:45 08/08
Western Osprey
Essex
18:00

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15:52 08/08
Spotted Redshank
Essex

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08:22 08/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex
08:20

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07:40 08/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
07/08

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Mon 07 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:09 07/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex

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20:49 07/08
Yellow-legged Gull
Essex

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11:56 07/08
Spurge Hawkmoth
Essex
03/08

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Sun 06 Aug 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:22 06/08
Great Egret
Essex

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16:46 06/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
16:39

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16:18 06/08
Glossy Ibis
Essex
16:08

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14:22 06/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex
14:10

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07:09 06/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex
07:00

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Sat 05 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:36 05/08
Arctic Tern
Essex

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18:36 05/08
Spotted Redshank
Essex

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17:45 05/08
Great Egret
Essex
17:35

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12:49 05/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex
12:48

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11:31 05/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex
11:23

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11:28 05/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex
11:18

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10:21 05/08
Great Egret
Essex

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09:00 05/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex

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Fri 04 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:22 04/08
Great Egret
Essex

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19:32 04/08
Great Egret
Essex

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16:56 04/08
Pomarine Skua
Essex
16:38

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14:58 04/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex

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12:04 04/08
Black-winged Stilt
Essex

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Thu 03 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:20 03/08
Yellow-legged Gull
Essex

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16:00 03/08
Black-crowned Night Heron
Essex
01/08

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09:53 03/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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Wed 02 Aug 2017

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:40 02/08
Great Egret
Essex

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19:37 02/08
Eurasian Spoonbill
Essex

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19:17 02/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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Tue 01 Aug 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:23 01/08
Great Egret
Essex
15:00

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14:14 01/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
13:46

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13:27 01/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex

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10:50 01/08
Wood Sandpiper
Essex
09:00

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