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Thu 02 Jan 2020

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Time
12:12 02/01
Black-throated Diver
Kent
11:25

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Wed 01 Jan 2020

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12:02 01/01
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sat 28 Dec 2019

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12:22 28/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sun 22 Dec 2019

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13:30 22/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent
11:20

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Sat 14 Dec 2019

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15:47 14/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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11:21 14/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Tue 03 Dec 2019

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14:00 03/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Mon 02 Dec 2019

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10:56 02/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent
10:30

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Sun 01 Dec 2019

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11:24 01/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Thu 28 Nov 2019

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11:39 28/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sat 23 Nov 2019

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11:22 23/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Mon 18 Nov 2019

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10:53 18/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sun 17 Nov 2019

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10:58 17/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Fri 15 Nov 2019

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15:38 15/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Fri 08 Nov 2019

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07:11 08/11
Black Redstart
Kent
07/11

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Tue 05 Nov 2019

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16:03 05/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Sat 02 Nov 2019

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09:38 02/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent
09:34

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Thu 17 Oct 2019

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13:31 17/10
Short-eared Owl
Kent

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Sat 07 Sep 2019

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17:19 07/09
Caspian Gull
Kent
16:45

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Sat 27 Apr 2019

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10:31 27/04
Western Osprey
Kent
10:05

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Sat 16 Mar 2019

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12:04 16/03
White Wagtail
Kent

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Fri 15 Mar 2019

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17:38 15/03
House Martin
Kent

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Thu 14 Mar 2019

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16:49 14/03
Northern Wheatear
Kent
16:24

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12:38 14/03
House Martin
Kent
09:00

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Wed 13 Mar 2019

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12:42 13/03
Sandwich Tern
Kent

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10:39 13/03
Northern Wheatear
Kent

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Fri 08 Mar 2019

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13:21 08/03
House Martin
Kent

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Thu 07 Mar 2019

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12:49 07/03
Swallow
Kent

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Wed 20 Feb 2019

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17:15 20/02
Swallow
Kent
10:45

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Sun 10 Feb 2019

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14:06 10/02
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Mon 28 Jan 2019

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14:10 28/01
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Fri 14 Dec 2018

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12:25 14/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Fri 30 Nov 2018

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14:43 30/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent
14:30

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12:41 30/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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11:10 30/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Thu 29 Nov 2018

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14:57 29/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Wed 28 Nov 2018

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12:02 28/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Tue 27 Nov 2018

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13:29 27/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent
13:25

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Mon 26 Nov 2018

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16:29 26/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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14:03 26/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sat 24 Nov 2018

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Time
09:23 24/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Fri 23 Nov 2018

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15:45 23/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent
14:50

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13:21 23/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Mon 19 Nov 2018

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Time
14:55 19/11
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sat 03 Nov 2018

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15:48 03/11
Caspian Gull
Kent

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Mon 29 Oct 2018

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12:58 29/10
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Wed 10 Oct 2018

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19:15 10/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent

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Tue 09 Oct 2018

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Time
09:57 09/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent

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Sun 07 Oct 2018

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Time
16:24 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent

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16:10 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent

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Tue 17 Jul 2018

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14:16 17/07
Woodchat Shrike
Kent

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10:26 17/07
Woodchat Shrike
Kent
16/07

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Thu 24 May 2018

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Time
20:46 24/05
Long-tailed Skua
Kent
20:25

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Sat 28 Apr 2018

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13:32 28/04
Great Egret
Kent
12:15

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Sun 08 Apr 2018

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12:38 08/04
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sat 07 Apr 2018

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12:15 07/04
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Mon 26 Mar 2018

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14:14 26/03
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Fri 23 Mar 2018

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14:16 23/03
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sun 28 Jan 2018

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09:17 28/01
Iceland Gull
Kent
08:40

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Sun 17 Dec 2017

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10:07 17/12
Glaucous Gull
Kent
10:00

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Fri 08 Dec 2017

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16:54 08/12
Slavonian Grebe
Kent

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Wed 29 Nov 2017

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14:52 29/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent
11:40

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Sun 29 Oct 2017

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09:54 29/10
Little Auk
Kent
09:30

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Thu 08 Jun 2017

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11:30 08/06
European Storm Petrel
Kent

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08:18 08/06
European Storm Petrel
Kent
08:00

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Wed 07 Jun 2017

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21:26 07/06
European Storm Petrel
Kent
21:05

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18:49 07/06
European Storm Petrel
Kent

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15:50 07/06
European Storm Petrel
Kent
15:35

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15:11 07/06
European Storm Petrel
Kent
14:59

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14:37 07/06
European Storm Petrel
Kent
14:20

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10:13 07/06
European Storm Petrel
Kent

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Fri 19 May 2017

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12:52 19/05
European Honey Buzzard
Kent
12:00

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Wed 26 Apr 2017

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14:18 26/04
European Serin
Kent

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Sun 08 Jan 2017

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21:38 08/01
Caspian Gull
Kent
14:30

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Wed 12 Oct 2016

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15:02 12/10
Long-tailed Skua
Kent
12:30

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Sun 09 Oct 2016

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16:56 09/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent

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Fri 06 May 2016

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09:19 06/05
Black Kite
Kent
09:05

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Wed 30 Mar 2016

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18:48 30/03
Black Redstart
Kent
18:30

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Thu 24 Mar 2016

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17:12 24/03
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sat 21 Nov 2015

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14:43 21/11
Little Auk
Kent

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Wed 26 Aug 2015

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16:15 26/08
Hoopoe
Kent

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Wed 05 Aug 2015

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17:52 05/08
European Bee-eater
Kent

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Fri 19 Jun 2015

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17:02 19/06
Red-backed Shrike
Kent
17:00

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12:09 19/06
Red-backed Shrike
Kent
11:43

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Sun 17 May 2015

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08:16 17/05
Black Kite
Kent

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Fri 03 Oct 2014

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13:36 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent

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Mon 18 Aug 2014

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13:39 18/08
Western Osprey
Kent
10:50

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Wed 11 Jun 2014

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22:53 11/06
Common Quail
Kent

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Sun 09 Feb 2014

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09:39 09/02
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Sat 04 Jan 2014

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09:49 04/01
Glaucous Gull
Kent

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Sun 15 Sep 2013

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09:26 15/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent
06:30

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Tue 27 Aug 2013

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15:04 27/08
Black Stork
Kent
09/08

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Mon 26 Aug 2013

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18:45 26/08
Red-backed Shrike
Kent

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13:06 26/08
Red-backed Shrike
Kent

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Sat 11 May 2013

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13:54 11/05
Velvet Scoter
Kent
11:40

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Tue 09 Apr 2013

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08:45 09/04
Waxwing
Kent
08/04

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Sat 06 Apr 2013

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17:51 06/04
Waxwing
Kent

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Thu 04 Apr 2013

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13:54 04/04
Black Redstart
Kent

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Wed 02 Jan 2013

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15:01 02/01
Velvet Scoter
Kent
14:00

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Tue 01 Jan 2013

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22:31 01/01
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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