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Mon 13 Sep 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:02 13/09
Little Gull
Lothian

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Tue 07 Sep 2021

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Time
12:56 07/09
Little Gull
Lothian

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Sun 05 Sep 2021

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Date
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Site
Time
12:40 05/09
Fieldfare
Lothian

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Sat 04 Sep 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:54 04/09
Little Gull
Lothian

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Sun 29 Aug 2021

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15:15 29/08
Roseate Tern
Lothian

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Sat 14 Aug 2021

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Time
07:11 14/08
Little Gull
Lothian

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Mon 24 May 2021

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Date
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Time
10:48 24/05
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Fri 07 May 2021

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Site
Time
20:01 07/05
Hooded Crow
Lothian

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15:05 07/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 06 May 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:15 06/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian
12:11

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Wed 05 May 2021

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Date
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Site
Time
11:43 05/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian
11:40

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Tue 04 May 2021

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Site
Time
12:57 04/05
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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09:49 04/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian
07:00

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Mon 03 May 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:12 03/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian
15:00

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Sat 01 May 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:40 01/05
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Mon 26 Apr 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:49 26/04
Common Swift
Lothian

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Sun 25 Apr 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:36 25/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Tue 20 Apr 2021

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Time
10:20 20/04
Avocet
Lothian
09:40

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09:46 20/04
Avocet
Lothian

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Mon 19 Apr 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:44 19/04
Iceland Gull
Lothian
12:58

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08:42 19/04
Iceland Gull
Lothian

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Sun 18 Apr 2021

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Time
09:54 18/04
Iceland Gull
Lothian

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09:41 18/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian
09:30

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Thu 15 Apr 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:32 15/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Wed 14 Apr 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:52 14/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian
14:49

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Tue 13 Apr 2021

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Date
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Site
Time
15:20 13/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian
15:18

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13:43 13/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian
13:38

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Sat 10 Apr 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:36 10/04
White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 04 Apr 2021

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Date
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Site
Time
12:21 04/04
White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Sat 03 Apr 2021

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Date
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Site
Time
15:29 03/04
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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13:35 03/04
White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 21 Mar 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:30 21/03
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Wed 10 Mar 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:42 10/03
Black Redstart
Lothian

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18:15 10/03
Ring-billed Gull
Lothian
17:20

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Sat 06 Mar 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:09 06/03
Siberian Chiffchaff
Lothian

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Fri 05 Mar 2021

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Date
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Site
Time
14:20 05/03
Siberian Chiffchaff
Lothian

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Tue 02 Mar 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:38 02/03
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Mon 22 Feb 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:49 22/02
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian

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Sat 20 Feb 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:03 20/02
Lapland Bunting
Lothian
14/02

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Sun 14 Feb 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:02 14/02
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian

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Tue 26 Jan 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:40 26/01
Twite
Lothian
12:01

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Sun 24 Jan 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:38 24/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 08 Jan 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:20 08/01
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sat 12 Dec 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:49 12/12
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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08:01 12/12
Surf Scoter
Lothian
11/12

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Thu 19 Nov 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:44 19/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian
11:30

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Sun 15 Nov 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:59 15/11
Snow Goose
Lothian
11:57

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Sun 08 Nov 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:25 08/11
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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Fri 06 Nov 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:47 06/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Tue 03 Nov 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:43 03/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian
15:38

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12:27 03/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 01 Nov 2020

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:00 01/11
White-winged Scoter
Lothian
15:30

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19:58 01/11
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian
15:30

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14:43 01/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian
14:35

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08:23 01/11
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sat 31 Oct 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:58 31/10
White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 30 Oct 2020

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Time
19:53 30/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 29 Oct 2020

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Date
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Time
11:37 29/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian
11:33

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Wed 28 Oct 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:02 28/10
White-winged Scoter
Lothian
12:50

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09:21 28/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian
09:19

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Tue 27 Oct 2020

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Date
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Time
14:49 27/10
White-winged Scoter
Lothian
12:41

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12:07 27/10
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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10:04 27/10
White-winged Scoter
Lothian
09:50

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Mon 26 Oct 2020

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Date
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Time
12:14 26/10
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Mon 19 Oct 2020

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Date
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Time
16:08 19/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian
10:30

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Tue 06 Oct 2020

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Time
14:28 06/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian
14:00

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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Site
Time
18:05 05/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 01 Oct 2020

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Site
Time
22:32 01/10
Little Gull
Lothian

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10:47 01/10
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Wed 30 Sep 2020

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Date
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Time
21:11 30/09
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Tue 29 Sep 2020

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Time
21:48 29/09
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Mon 28 Sep 2020

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12:46 28/09
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Mon 31 Aug 2020

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Time
21:28 31/08
Harrier sp
Lothian
13:30

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Sat 29 Aug 2020

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Time
19:47 29/08
Long-tailed Skua
Lothian

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Tue 25 Aug 2020

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13:22 25/08
Spotted Redshank
Lothian

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Sun 02 Aug 2020

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16:52 02/08
Velvet Scoter
Lothian
16:42

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Fri 31 Jul 2020

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Time
14:35 31/07
Short-eared Owl
Lothian

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Sat 20 Jun 2020

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15:41 20/06
Western Osprey
Lothian
15:25

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Thu 04 Jun 2020

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12:43 04/06
Western Osprey
Lothian
12:05

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Sun 05 Apr 2020

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10:13 05/04
Garganey
Lothian

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Mon 23 Mar 2020

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Time
17:22 23/03
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 22 Mar 2020

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09:45 22/03
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 20 Mar 2020

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13:59 20/03
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Tue 17 Mar 2020

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09:19 17/03
Surf Scoter
Lothian
09:05

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Mon 16 Mar 2020

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Time
13:36 16/03
White-winged Scoter
Lothian
13:10

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09:49 16/03
Surf Scoter
Lothian
08:40

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Sun 15 Mar 2020

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Date
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Time
14:21 15/03
White-winged Scoter
Lothian
13:10

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11:21 15/03
White-winged Scoter
Lothian
09:00

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Sat 14 Mar 2020

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09:56 14/03
White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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09:51 14/03
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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Fri 13 Mar 2020

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Date
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Site
Time
11:45 13/03
White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Thu 12 Mar 2020

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10:59 12/03
White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Mon 09 Mar 2020

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21:22 09/03
White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Sun 08 Mar 2020

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08:40 08/03
White-winged Scoter
Lothian
08:30

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Sat 07 Mar 2020

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12:04 07/03
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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07:53 07/03
White-winged Scoter
Lothian
07:52

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Fri 06 Mar 2020

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11:40 06/03
White-winged Scoter
Lothian
11:39

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Thu 05 Mar 2020

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12:08 05/03
White-winged Scoter
Lothian

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Wed 04 Mar 2020

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17:57 04/03
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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09:58 04/03
Surf Scoter
Lothian

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