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Fri 15 Mar 2024

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Time
15:53 15/03
Northern Wheatear
Lothian
15:52

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Fri 08 Mar 2024

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Time
14:16 08/03
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Fri 01 Mar 2024

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Time
16:59 01/03
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Wed 01 Nov 2023

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Time
20:47 01/11
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Sun 22 Oct 2023

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13:28 22/10
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Sun 15 Oct 2023

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Time
10:33 15/10
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Sun 08 Oct 2023

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21:05 08/10
Ring Ouzel
Lothian

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15:08 08/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Lothian

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11:55 08/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Lothian

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Thu 07 Sep 2023

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Location
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Time
15:50 07/09
Little Stint
Lothian

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Tue 05 Sep 2023

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Time
18:31 05/09
Sooty Shearwater
Lothian

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18:31 05/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Lothian

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Sat 02 Sep 2023

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Time
17:02 02/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Lothian

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11:13 02/09
Balearic Shearwater
Lothian
07:52

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Tue 29 Aug 2023

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Location
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Time
16:13 29/08
Little Auk
Lothian
14:15

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Mon 21 Aug 2023

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Location
Site
Time
16:12 21/08
Little Stint
Lothian
15:52

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Sun 20 Aug 2023

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Time
21:38 20/08
Little Stint
Lothian

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16:42 20/08
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian

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10:48 20/08
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian

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07:59 20/08
Little Stint
Lothian
07:48

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Sat 19 Aug 2023

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Site
Time
08:27 19/08
Cory's Shearwater
Lothian

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Thu 17 Aug 2023

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Time
09:34 17/08
Cory's Shearwater
Lothian

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Mon 22 May 2023

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15:05 22/05
Red-backed Shrike
Lothian

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Tue 02 May 2023

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Time
20:04 02/05
Kumlien's Gull
Lothian

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10:09 02/05
Kumlien's Gull
Lothian

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Thu 16 Feb 2023

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Time
17:18 16/02
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Tue 20 Dec 2022

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Time
17:29 20/12
Tundra Bean Goose
Lothian

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Wed 14 Dec 2022

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Time
16:29 14/12
Little Auk
Lothian

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Wed 23 Nov 2022

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Time
20:37 23/11
Little Auk
Lothian

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Tue 22 Nov 2022

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Time
18:38 22/11
Little Auk
Lothian
12:00

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Fri 18 Nov 2022

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Time
15:11 18/11
Little Auk
Lothian

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Thu 10 Nov 2022

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Time
16:53 10/11
Yellow Wagtail
Lothian

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Sat 22 Oct 2022

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Time
21:39 22/10
Ring Ouzel
Lothian
21/10

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Fri 21 Oct 2022

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Time
20:01 21/10
Pomarine Skua
Lothian

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Mon 03 Oct 2022

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Time
12:49 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Wed 21 Sep 2022

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Time
18:09 21/09
Wryneck
Lothian

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09:01 21/09
Wryneck
Lothian

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Tue 20 Sep 2022

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Time
09:04 20/09
Wryneck
Lothian
09:00

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Mon 19 Sep 2022

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Time
18:10 19/09
Wryneck
Lothian

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13:28 19/09
Whinchat
Lothian
12:22

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09:53 19/09
Wryneck
Lothian

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Sun 18 Sep 2022

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Time
20:17 18/09
Wryneck
Lothian

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10:55 18/09
Wryneck
Lothian

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Sat 17 Sep 2022

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Time
20:25 17/09
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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18:28 17/09
Wryneck
Lothian
18:26

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13:59 17/09
Wryneck
Lothian

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Fri 16 Sep 2022

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15:33 16/09
Wryneck
Lothian
13:30

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Thu 15 Sep 2022

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Time
11:03 15/09
Wryneck
Lothian

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Wed 14 Sep 2022

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Time
17:31 14/09
Wryneck
Lothian
14:30

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Tue 13 Sep 2022

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Time
14:29 13/09
Wryneck
Lothian

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Sat 10 Sep 2022

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Date
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Time
20:36 10/09
Icterine Warbler
Lothian

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16:52 10/09
Wryneck
Lothian

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14:56 10/09
Icterine Warbler
Lothian
14:54

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11:58 10/09
Wryneck
Lothian

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Thu 08 Sep 2022

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Date
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Time
12:30 08/09
Sabine's Gull
Lothian
12:00

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Sun 04 Sep 2022

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Date
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Location
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Time
21:02 04/09
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian

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Sat 13 Aug 2022

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Time
15:25 13/08
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian

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Wed 20 Apr 2022

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Time
19:58 20/04
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Thu 03 Mar 2022

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Time
20:38 03/03
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Tue 01 Mar 2022

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Time
21:14 01/03
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Thu 10 Feb 2022

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Time
12:29 10/02
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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Thu 09 Dec 2021

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Time
19:50 09/12
Little Auk
Lothian

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Tue 30 Nov 2021

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Date
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Time
07:36 30/11
Little Auk
Lothian
13:45 29/11

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Mon 29 Nov 2021

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Date
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12:59 29/11
Brünnich's Guillemot
Lothian
12:56

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Sun 28 Nov 2021

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19:19 28/11
Black-throated Diver
Lothian

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Sun 21 Nov 2021

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Time
20:16 21/11
Iceland Gull
Lothian
12:30

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18:12 21/11
Little Auk
Lothian

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Tue 09 Nov 2021

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Time
18:44 09/11
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Sun 10 Oct 2021

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20:16 10/10
Eurasian Dotterel
Lothian

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Thu 09 Sep 2021

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Time
11:25 09/09
Little Stint
Lothian

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Wed 25 Aug 2021

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15:38 25/08
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Lothian
11:45

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Sat 21 Aug 2021

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13:13 21/08
Pomarine Skua
Lothian

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Wed 28 Apr 2021

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08:44 28/04
Western Osprey
Lothian

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Thu 22 Apr 2021

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18:28 22/04
European Honey Buzzard
Lothian
17:35

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Sun 21 Mar 2021

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16:17 21/03
Common Crane
Lothian
10:55

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Fri 30 Oct 2020

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17:36 30/10
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Mon 26 Oct 2020

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Time
14:03 26/10
Little Gull
Lothian

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Sun 11 Oct 2020

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Time
15:13 11/10
Little Gull
Lothian
10:40

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Tue 06 Oct 2020

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Time
14:04 06/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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Time
18:12 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian
17:00

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14:31 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Sun 04 Oct 2020

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22:57 04/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Sun 27 Sep 2020

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17:01 27/09
Pomarine Skua
Lothian
10:20

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Fri 25 Sep 2020

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15:58 25/09
Pomarine Skua
Lothian
15:29

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11:03 25/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Thu 24 Sep 2020

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13:50 24/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Sun 20 Sep 2020

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09:30 20/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Lothian

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Sat 19 Sep 2020

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Time
18:47 19/09
Little Stint
Lothian

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Wed 16 Sep 2020

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13:20 16/09
Little Stint
Lothian

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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12:40 30/08
Barred Warbler
Lothian
12:00

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Sat 29 Aug 2020

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11:15 29/08
Whinchat
Lothian
09:45

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08:58 29/08
Sooty Shearwater
Lothian
08:55

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08:54 29/08
Little Gull
Lothian
08:47

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Fri 28 Aug 2020

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Time
13:41 28/08
Long-tailed Skua
Lothian

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10:08 28/08
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian

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Thu 27 Aug 2020

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13:15 27/08
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian

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Wed 26 Aug 2020

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14:43 26/08
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian
12:30

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09:22 26/08
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian

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Thu 20 Aug 2020

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12:20 20/08
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian
11:52

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Tue 18 Aug 2020

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17:56 18/08
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian

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