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Sat 23 Jan 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:32 23/01
Siberian Chiffchaff
Forth

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14:35 23/01
Hawfinch
Forth

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12:30 23/01
Bean goose sp
Forth

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Wed 20 Jan 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:33 20/01
Hawfinch
Forth
12:00

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Tue 19 Jan 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:19 19/01
Hawfinch
Forth

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Mon 18 Jan 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:41 18/01
Iceland Gull
Forth
14:00

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12:54 18/01
Hawfinch
Forth

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Sat 16 Jan 2021

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Time
12:39 16/01
Hawfinch
Forth

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Tue 12 Jan 2021

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Site
Time
18:49 12/01
Hawfinch
Forth

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Sun 10 Jan 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:13 10/01
Greater White-fronted Goose
Forth

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Sat 09 Jan 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:25 09/01
Hawfinch
Forth

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Fri 08 Jan 2021

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Date
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Site
Time
22:10 08/01
Hawfinch
Forth

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Thu 07 Jan 2021

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Location
Site
Time
21:36 07/01
Hawfinch
Forth

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Sat 02 Jan 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:14 02/01
Taiga Bean Goose
Forth
14:12

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14:14 02/01
Greater Scaup
Forth
14:11

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12:03 02/01
Green-winged Teal
Forth

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Sun 27 Dec 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:21 27/12
Greater Scaup
Forth

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11:58 27/12
Greater Scaup
Forth
11:56

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11:33 27/12
Smew
Forth
11:28

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Tue 22 Dec 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:48 22/12
Greater Scaup
Forth
11:40

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Sun 20 Dec 2020

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Location
Site
Time
17:33 20/12
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sun 13 Dec 2020

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Location
Site
Time
15:24 13/12
Whimbrel
Forth

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Wed 09 Dec 2020

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Location
Site
Time
22:57 09/12
Taiga Bean Goose
Forth

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18:23 09/12
Slavonian Grebe
Forth

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Sun 06 Dec 2020

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Date
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Location
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Time
14:20 06/12
Slavonian Grebe
Forth
14:17

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14:01 06/12
Greater Scaup
Forth
13:55

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Sat 05 Dec 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:52 05/12
Slavonian Grebe
Forth

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13:37 05/12
Great Northern Diver
Forth

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Mon 30 Nov 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:36 30/11
Iceland Gull
Forth

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Fri 27 Nov 2020

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Date
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Time
17:34 27/11
Twite
Forth

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14:36 27/11
Jack Snipe
Forth
12:30

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Wed 25 Nov 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:48 25/11
Iceland Gull
Forth

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Thu 19 Nov 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:40 19/11
Iceland Gull
Forth

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Mon 16 Nov 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:11 16/11
Iceland Gull
Forth

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Fri 13 Nov 2020

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Date
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Site
Time
21:04 13/11
Snow Goose
Forth

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Thu 12 Nov 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:07 12/11
Snow Goose
Forth
08:00

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Wed 11 Nov 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:58 11/11
Taiga Bean Goose
Forth

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Sun 08 Nov 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:48 08/11
Jack Snipe
Forth

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11:47 08/11
Long-tailed Duck
Forth

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Sat 07 Nov 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:16 07/11
Snow Goose
Forth
13:00

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08:49 07/11
Snow Goose
Forth

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Fri 06 Nov 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:58 06/11
Snow Goose
Forth
15:50

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Wed 28 Oct 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:40 28/10
Richardson's Cackling Goose
Forth

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08:31 28/10
Richardson's Cackling Goose
Forth
08:10

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Tue 27 Oct 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:56 27/10
Eurasian Spoonbill
Forth
25/10

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Fri 23 Oct 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:14 23/10
Richardson's Cackling Goose
Forth

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11:12 23/10
Richardson's Cackling Goose
Forth

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Thu 22 Oct 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:10 22/10
Richardson's Cackling Goose
Forth

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18:52 22/10
Jack Snipe
Forth

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Wed 21 Oct 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:44 21/10
Eurasian Spoonbill
Forth
16:15

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:25 05/10
Greater Scaup
Forth
14:30

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Sun 04 Oct 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:50 04/10
Slavonian Grebe
Forth

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Fri 02 Oct 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:27 02/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth

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Thu 01 Oct 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:46 01/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth

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Wed 30 Sep 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:35 30/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
17:30

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Sat 26 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:25 26/09
Whooper Swan
Forth
12:06

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14:43 26/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth

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Fri 25 Sep 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:08 25/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Forth
15:00

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Wed 23 Sep 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:27 23/09
Guillemot
Forth

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Tue 22 Sep 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:32 22/09
Little Gull
Forth

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Sat 19 Sep 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:54 19/09
Lapland Bunting
Forth

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Fri 18 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:57 18/09
Little Stint
Forth

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07:31 18/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
17/09

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Thu 17 Sep 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:52 17/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth

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18:50 17/09
Wood Sandpiper
Forth

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Sun 13 Sep 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:17 13/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
14:00

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10:40 13/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
10:35

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Sat 12 Sep 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:09 12/09
Greater Scaup
Forth

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17:09 12/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth

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10:51 12/09
Little Gull
Forth
10:40

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10:48 12/09
Great Skua
Forth
10:40

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Sun 06 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:21 06/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
16:15

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15:38 06/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
15:36

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09:23 06/09
Pink-footed Goose
Forth
09:20

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Sat 05 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
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Time
19:14 05/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
19:13

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16:06 05/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth
15:00

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16:03 05/09
Garganey
Forth

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Mon 31 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:16 31/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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Location
Site
Time
18:24 30/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Forth

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Mon 24 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:13 24/08
Wood Sandpiper
Forth
23/08

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Sat 22 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:27 22/08
Whinchat
Forth

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Thu 20 Aug 2020

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Date
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Time
18:35 20/08
Little Ringed Plover
Forth
18:31

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Sat 08 Aug 2020

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19:58 08/08
Whinchat
Forth
19:53

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Sun 02 Aug 2020

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Time
16:33 02/08
Greater Scaup
Forth

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Sat 01 Aug 2020

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Date
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Time
16:37 01/08
Dark-bellied Brent Goose
Forth

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Wed 22 Jul 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:23 22/07
Ruddy Shelduck
Forth
18/07

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Sat 11 Jul 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:22 11/07
Little Gull
Forth

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Tue 07 Jul 2020

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Location
Site
Time
12:24 07/07
Ruddy Shelduck
Forth
12:14

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Sat 04 Jul 2020

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Time
18:41 04/07
Black Tern
Forth

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Fri 03 Jul 2020

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Time
13:15 03/07
Ruddy Shelduck
Forth
09:04 02/07

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Sun 21 Jun 2020

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Time
15:02 21/06
Little Gull
Forth

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Sat 20 Jun 2020

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Time
18:55 20/06
Little Gull
Forth
18:28

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13:48 20/06
Little Gull
Forth
13:44

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Thu 28 May 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:08 28/05
White Stork
Forth

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18:13 28/05
Montagu's Harrier
Forth
15:00

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Sat 25 Apr 2020

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Date
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Time
18:00 25/04
Little Gull
Forth
17:49

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Fri 24 Apr 2020

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11:01 24/04
Ring Ouzel
Forth
08:30

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Sat 18 Apr 2020

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Date
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Time
09:09 18/04
Waxwing
Forth

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Fri 17 Apr 2020

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14:53 17/04
Waxwing
Forth

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Thu 16 Apr 2020

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Time
09:06 16/04
Waxwing
Forth

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