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Wed 07 Oct 2020

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06:58 07/10

Siberian Chiffchaff

06/10

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Tue 06 Oct 2020

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07:02 06/10

Blyth's Reed Warbler

16:00 05/10

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Sat 05 Oct 2019

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22:11 05/10

Red-flanked Bluetail

22:07

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14:43 05/10

Little Bunting

14:39

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10:42 05/10

Red-flanked Bluetail

10:39

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Wed 02 Oct 2019

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10:53 02/10

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

10:51

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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12:57 25/09

Yellow-browed Warbler

11:30

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Sat 16 Feb 2019

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18:04 16/02

Smew

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Sun 30 Sep 2018

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21:08 30/09

American Golden Plover

16:00 29/09

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Sat 29 Sep 2018

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19:36 29/09

American Golden Plover

17:45

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Mon 20 Nov 2017

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22:45 20/11

Glaucous Gull

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Thu 08 Jun 2017

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17:40 08/06

Red-backed Shrike

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10:38 08/06

Red-backed Shrike

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Wed 07 Jun 2017

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11:01 07/06

Greater Scaup

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Sat 07 Jan 2017

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16:48 07/01

Smew

15:30

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Sat 31 Dec 2016

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17:34 31/12

Smew

14:30

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Thu 29 Dec 2016

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14:42 29/12

Smew

14:00

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Mon 19 Dec 2016

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14:12 19/12

Smew

13:00

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Thu 06 Oct 2016

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19:20 06/10

Little Egret

12:00

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Mon 26 Sep 2016

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19:07 26/09

American Golden Plover

15:45

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Sat 12 Dec 2015

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17:12 12/12

American Wigeon

14:40

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Wed 30 Sep 2015

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19:00 30/09

American Golden Plover

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Wed 03 Jun 2015

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18:23 03/06

Red-backed Shrike

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Fri 10 Oct 2014

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20:43 10/10

American Wigeon

17:00

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Thu 02 Oct 2014

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18:37 02/10

Barred Warbler

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Tue 30 Sep 2014

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18:59 30/09

American Wigeon

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Mon 29 Sep 2014

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19:05 29/09

American Wigeon

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11:01 29/09

American Wigeon

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Sun 13 Oct 2013

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17:49 13/10

American Wigeon

15:00

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Fri 11 Oct 2013

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16:51 11/10

American Wigeon

16:30

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Thu 10 Oct 2013

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17:52 10/10

American Wigeon

17:40

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16:11 10/10

American Wigeon

09/10

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Mon 04 Oct 2010

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21:22 04/10

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

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Thu 30 Sep 2010

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16:44 30/09

Lapland Bunting

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Wed 11 Oct 2006

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18:37 11/10

Pectoral Sandpiper

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