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Wed 19 Feb 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:49 19/02
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire
15:00

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Tue 11 Feb 2020

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Time
11:58 11/02
Kittiwake
Berkshire
10:53

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Mon 10 Feb 2020

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15:19 10/02
Kittiwake
Berkshire
14:55

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11:55 10/02
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire
10:00

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Sat 08 Feb 2020

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Date
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Time
17:49 08/02
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire
15:00

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Sat 11 Jan 2020

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15:46 11/01
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire
09:00

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Sat 26 Oct 2019

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17:51 26/10
Great Egret
Berkshire
12:30

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Tue 22 Oct 2019

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Time
15:01 22/10
Great Egret
Berkshire
11:15

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Sun 20 Oct 2019

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Time
13:38 20/10
Great Egret
Berkshire
10:45

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Sat 19 Oct 2019

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Time
17:53 19/10
Great Egret
Berkshire
16:30

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15:48 19/10
Great Egret
Berkshire
09:00

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Fri 18 Oct 2019

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Time
15:34 18/10
Great Egret
Berkshire

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Thu 17 Oct 2019

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Time
14:52 17/10
Great Egret
Berkshire
11:00

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Wed 16 Oct 2019

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17:26 16/10
Great Egret
Berkshire
15:00

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14:08 16/10
Great Egret
Berkshire
12:30

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Tue 15 Oct 2019

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Time
15:50 15/10
Great Egret
Berkshire

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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Time
15:20 08/10
Great Egret
Berkshire

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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15:38 17/09
Great Egret
Berkshire
09:30

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Fri 06 Sep 2019

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Time
21:40 06/09
Great Egret
Berkshire

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Thu 05 Sep 2019

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Time
14:47 05/09
Great Egret
Berkshire
09:40

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Fri 30 Aug 2019

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Time
17:48 30/08
Little Gull
Berkshire
11:00

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Thu 22 Aug 2019

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Location
Site
Time
17:25 22/08
Great Egret
Berkshire
08:30

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Tue 09 Apr 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:24 09/04
Little Gull
Berkshire

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Fri 22 Mar 2019

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Time
14:30 22/03
Garganey
Berkshire
13:55

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12:10 22/03
Garganey
Berkshire
12:03

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Fri 22 Feb 2019

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Date
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Time
15:09 22/02
Caspian Gull
Berkshire
11:00

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Sun 17 Feb 2019

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Time
14:24 17/02
Caspian Gull
Berkshire
10:30

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Sat 16 Feb 2019

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Time
14:00 16/02
Caspian Gull
Berkshire

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Fri 15 Feb 2019

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Time
15:29 15/02
Caspian Gull
Berkshire
15:13

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Wed 13 Feb 2019

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Time
12:39 13/02
Caspian Gull
Berkshire

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Tue 12 Feb 2019

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Date
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Time
17:13 12/02
Caspian Gull
Berkshire
15:10

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Fri 21 Dec 2018

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Date
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Time
13:53 21/12
Caspian Gull
Berkshire
10:30

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Mon 08 Oct 2018

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Site
Time
11:07 08/10
Caspian Gull
Berkshire

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Sun 23 Sep 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:16 23/09
Western Cattle Egret
Berkshire

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Wed 19 Sep 2018

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Date
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Time
11:28 19/09
Western Cattle Egret
Berkshire
08:15

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Tue 18 Sep 2018

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Date
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Time
17:03 18/09
Western Cattle Egret
Berkshire
15:15

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11:04 18/09
Western Cattle Egret
Berkshire
10:00

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Sun 16 Sep 2018

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Date
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Time
15:16 16/09
Western Cattle Egret
Berkshire
14:15

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12:36 16/09
Western Cattle Egret
Berkshire
10:00

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Wed 12 Sep 2018

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Date
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Site
Time
11:45 12/09
Black Tern
Berkshire

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Tue 11 Sep 2018

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Date
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Time
22:00 11/09
Black Tern
Berkshire
19:00

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12:42 11/09
Black Tern
Berkshire

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Mon 10 Sep 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:54 10/09
Black Tern
Berkshire

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Sat 01 Sep 2018

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Date
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Site
Time
13:08 01/09
Wood Sandpiper
Berkshire

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Sun 12 Aug 2018

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Time
11:24 12/08
Spotted Redshank
Berkshire
08:25

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Sun 01 Jul 2018

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Date
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Time
11:43 01/07
Great Egret
Berkshire

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Wed 20 Jun 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:17 20/06
Caspian Gull
Berkshire

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Sun 10 Jun 2018

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:45 10/06
Garganey
Berkshire
08:00

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Sat 09 Jun 2018

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Date
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Time
10:52 09/06
Garganey
Berkshire

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Fri 25 May 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:48 25/05
Ruddy Turnstone
Berkshire
10:40

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Mon 21 May 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:29 21/05
Black Tern
Berkshire
17:45

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12:00 21/05
Lesser Scaup
Berkshire

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Fri 18 May 2018

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Date
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Site
Time
19:35 18/05
Lesser Scaup
Berkshire
19:20

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16:24 18/05
Lesser Scaup
Berkshire
16:00

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12:11 18/05
Lesser Scaup
Berkshire

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Fri 11 May 2018

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Date
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Site
Time
12:18 11/05
Western Osprey
Berkshire
10:35

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Tue 01 May 2018

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Date
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Time
16:29 01/05
Arctic Tern
Berkshire
12:30

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Fri 20 Apr 2018

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Date
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Time
13:59 20/04
Ring-necked Duck
Berkshire
13:30

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Thu 19 Apr 2018

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Date
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Time
17:03 19/04
Ring-necked Duck
Berkshire
11:00

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Wed 18 Apr 2018

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Date
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Time
16:36 18/04
Ring-necked Duck
Berkshire
16:00

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Tue 17 Apr 2018

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Date
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19:56 17/04
Ring-necked Duck
Berkshire
16:00

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Sun 15 Apr 2018

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Date
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Time
16:00 15/04
Ring-necked Duck
Berkshire
15:00

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08:43 15/04
Great Northern Diver
Berkshire
08:35

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08:13 15/04
Great Northern Diver
Berkshire

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Sat 14 Apr 2018

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Time
17:46 14/04
Ring-necked Duck
Berkshire

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12:20 14/04
Ring-necked Duck
Berkshire

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Fri 13 Apr 2018

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16:06 13/04
Ring-necked Duck
Berkshire
15:15

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12:07 13/04
Ring-necked Duck
Berkshire

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Wed 11 Apr 2018

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Date
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18:28 11/04
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire
15:00

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Mon 09 Apr 2018

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15:57 09/04
Avocet
Berkshire
15:45

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11:53 09/04
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Sun 08 Apr 2018

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15:48 08/04
Little Gull
Berkshire
15:00

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11:51 08/04
Common Scoter
Berkshire

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Sat 07 Apr 2018

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14:21 07/04
Western Osprey
Berkshire
09:55

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Fri 06 Apr 2018

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13:02 06/04
Ring-necked Duck
Berkshire
11:45

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12:10 06/04
Ring-necked Duck
Berkshire
10:00

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Wed 04 Apr 2018

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15:41 04/04
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Tue 03 Apr 2018

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13:03 03/04
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Mon 02 Apr 2018

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14:58 02/04
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Sun 01 Apr 2018

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14:50 01/04
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Sat 31 Mar 2018

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21:10 31/03
Greater Scaup
Berkshire

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20:30 31/03
Common Scoter
Berkshire
17:45

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12:04 31/03
Common Scoter
Berkshire

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Fri 30 Mar 2018

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21:11 30/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Thu 29 Mar 2018

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07:12 29/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire
15:30 28/03

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Tue 27 Mar 2018

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16:38 27/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire
14:30

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Mon 26 Mar 2018

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15:11 26/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Sun 25 Mar 2018

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16:36 25/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Sat 24 Mar 2018

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21:29 24/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Thu 22 Mar 2018

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11:32 22/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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07:28 22/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire
16:15 21/03

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Sun 18 Mar 2018

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22:31 18/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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09:15 18/03
Little Gull
Berkshire

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08:30 18/03
Little Gull
Berkshire

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Sat 17 Mar 2018

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10:35 17/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Thu 15 Mar 2018

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07:49 15/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire
14/03

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Tue 13 Mar 2018

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12:28 13/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Sun 11 Mar 2018

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12:23 11/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Fri 09 Mar 2018

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13:34 09/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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Wed 07 Mar 2018

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12:26 07/03
Black-necked Grebe
Berkshire

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