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Tue 23 Apr 2024

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Site
Time
12:55 23/04
Bar-tailed Godwit
Hertfordshire

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Sun 14 Apr 2024

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10:53 14/04
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire
10:48

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Wed 17 Jan 2024

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Time
12:44 17/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 10 Sep 2023

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16:05 10/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
15:20

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11:32 10/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire

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Sat 09 Sep 2023

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16:10 09/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
15:50

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Fri 08 Sep 2023

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19:19 08/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
18:35

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Tue 05 Sep 2023

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15:22 05/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
15:00

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14:02 05/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
13:30

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12:07 05/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
12:05

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Mon 04 Sep 2023

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17:45 04/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
16:45

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13:23 04/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
13:10

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10:51 04/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
10:35

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Sun 03 Sep 2023

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16:40 03/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
16:35

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11:28 03/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
11:20

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Sat 02 Sep 2023

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17:51 02/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
16:00

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17:31 02/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire

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09:49 02/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire

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Fri 01 Sep 2023

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13:18 01/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
13:05

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11:56 01/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
10:56

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09:41 01/09
Osprey
Hertfordshire
09:10

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Thu 31 Aug 2023

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15:49 31/08
Osprey
Hertfordshire
15:45

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11:41 31/08
Osprey
Hertfordshire
11:31

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09:32 31/08
Osprey
Hertfordshire
09:15

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Wed 30 Aug 2023

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15:59 30/08
Osprey
Hertfordshire
15:55

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10:33 30/08
Osprey
Hertfordshire
09:40

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Tue 29 Aug 2023

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11:54 29/08
Osprey
Hertfordshire
10:00

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Mon 28 Aug 2023

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12:36 28/08
Osprey
Hertfordshire
10:00

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Tue 21 Mar 2023

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Time
08:34 21/03
Willow Warbler
Hertfordshire

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Sat 11 Mar 2023

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Time
12:11 11/03
Sand Martin
Hertfordshire
12:09

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Sun 11 Dec 2022

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Time
16:44 11/12
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 20 Nov 2022

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Time
14:39 20/11
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sat 16 Jul 2022

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Time
12:36 16/07
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Thu 14 Apr 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:27 14/04
Garden Warbler
Hertfordshire
13/04

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Tue 12 Apr 2022

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Date
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Time
19:43 12/04
Sandwich Tern
Hertfordshire
19:27

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Sat 02 Apr 2022

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Time
11:06 02/04
Garganey
Hertfordshire
11:04

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Thu 31 Mar 2022

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19:40 31/03
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Thu 24 Mar 2022

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17:04 24/03
Garganey
Hertfordshire
09:30

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Fri 04 Feb 2022

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12:39 04/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
11:13

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Thu 03 Feb 2022

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Time
21:19 03/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 23 Jan 2022

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Time
12:51 23/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Thu 06 Jan 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:08 06/01
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire

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Mon 03 Jan 2022

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Date
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Time
08:25 03/01
Greater Scaup
Hertfordshire
02/01

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Sat 01 Jan 2022

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15:50 01/01
Greater Scaup
Hertfordshire

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Fri 24 Dec 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:39 24/12
Eurasian Bittern
Hertfordshire

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Tue 04 May 2021

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Date
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Time
08:04 04/05
Arctic Tern
Hertfordshire
03/05

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Thu 25 Mar 2021

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Location
Site
Time
07:09 25/03
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire

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Mon 22 Mar 2021

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Date
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Site
Time
08:32 22/03
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 21 Mar 2021

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Time
09:13 21/03
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sat 20 Mar 2021

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Time
16:37 20/03
Smew
Hertfordshire
16:33

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Fri 19 Mar 2021

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Time
14:14 19/03
Smew
Hertfordshire
14:12

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Fri 12 Mar 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:41 12/03
Ring-necked Duck
Hertfordshire
18:25

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Fri 05 Mar 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:06 05/03
Sand Martin
Hertfordshire

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Thu 04 Mar 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:38 04/03
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sat 27 Feb 2021

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Time
13:52 27/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Wed 24 Feb 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:13 24/02
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire

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Mon 22 Feb 2021

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Time
08:54 22/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
08:51

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Sun 21 Feb 2021

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16:07 21/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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15:58 21/02
Russian White-fronted Goose
Hertfordshire

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Sat 20 Feb 2021

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07:46 20/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
19/02

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Thu 18 Feb 2021

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14:21 18/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Wed 17 Feb 2021

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09:10 17/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
08:59

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Sun 14 Feb 2021

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18:32 14/02
Smew
Hertfordshire
12:00

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Wed 10 Feb 2021

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16:03 10/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Tue 09 Feb 2021

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11:14 09/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 07 Feb 2021

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15:56 07/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Thu 04 Feb 2021

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16:26 04/02
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 31 Jan 2021

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20:11 31/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Thu 28 Jan 2021

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13:13 28/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 24 Jan 2021

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17:16 24/01
Russian White-fronted Goose
Hertfordshire
11:30

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Tue 19 Jan 2021

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20:03 19/01
Caspian Gull
Hertfordshire

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Mon 18 Jan 2021

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Time
17:27 18/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Fri 15 Jan 2021

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17:23 15/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Wed 13 Jan 2021

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13:27 13/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Tue 12 Jan 2021

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16:09 12/01
Smew
Hertfordshire
16:06

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Sun 10 Jan 2021

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18:56 10/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sat 09 Jan 2021

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08:36 09/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Fri 08 Jan 2021

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11:46 08/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Thu 07 Jan 2021

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17:40 07/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Wed 06 Jan 2021

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17:15 06/01
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Fri 01 Jan 2021

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20:10 01/01
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire
12:30

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Tue 29 Dec 2020

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12:24 29/12
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Mon 28 Dec 2020

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08:28 28/12
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sun 27 Dec 2020

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16:17 27/12
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Sat 12 Dec 2020

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12:08 12/12
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire
11:58

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Fri 11 Dec 2020

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16:26 11/12
Ring-necked Duck
Hertfordshire

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Sun 06 Dec 2020

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Date
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08:04 06/12
Russian White-fronted Goose
Hertfordshire
05/12

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Sat 07 Nov 2020

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09:57 07/11
Great Egret
Hertfordshire

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Sun 25 Oct 2020

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15:53 25/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Hertfordshire
15:45

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Wed 07 Oct 2020

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16:21 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Hertfordshire
15:00

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Sun 26 Apr 2020

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14:56 26/04
Garganey
Hertfordshire
24/04

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Tue 07 Apr 2020

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14:07 07/04
Arctic Tern
Hertfordshire
12:20

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07:58 07/04
Smew
Hertfordshire
06/04

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Mon 09 Mar 2020

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16:04 09/03
Smew
Hertfordshire

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Mon 02 Mar 2020

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13:57 02/03
Smew
Hertfordshire
01/03

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Thu 02 Jan 2020

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08:28 02/01
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire
13:30 01/01

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Wed 01 Jan 2020

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15:53 01/01
Russian White-fronted Goose
Hertfordshire
11:30

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15:43 01/01
Smew
Hertfordshire
11:00

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Thu 19 Dec 2019

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Date
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Time
11:21 19/12
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire
14:30 18/12

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Sat 23 Nov 2019

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20:32 23/11
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire

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