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Sat 20 Jan 2024

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
12:43 20/01
Green-winged Teal
Lothian
12:15

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Fri 19 Jan 2024

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Date
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Location
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Time
18:15 19/01
Green-winged Teal
Lothian

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Mon 03 Apr 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:43 03/04
House Martin
Lothian

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Wed 23 Dec 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:54 23/12
Mealy Redpoll
Lothian

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Wed 02 Jan 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:28 02/01
Mealy Redpoll
Lothian

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Mon 31 Dec 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:18 31/12
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Lothian

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Sun 30 Dec 2018

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Date
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Location
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Time
19:09 30/12
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Lothian

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Sun 23 Dec 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
10:00 23/12
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Lothian
08:35

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Fri 21 Dec 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:25 21/12
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Lothian
12:00

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08:42 21/12
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Lothian
20/12

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Thu 20 Dec 2018

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Date
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Location
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Time
15:08 20/12
Mealy Redpoll
Lothian

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Wed 19 Dec 2018

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Time
15:46 19/12
Mealy Redpoll
Lothian

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Mon 17 Dec 2018

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Location
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Time
21:54 17/12
Mealy Redpoll
Lothian

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Fri 30 Nov 2018

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Date
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Site
Time
14:00 30/11
White-tailed Eagle
Lothian
11:15

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Wed 14 Nov 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:34 14/11
Rough-legged Buzzard
Lothian

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Mon 12 Nov 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:15 12/11
Rough-legged Buzzard
Lothian
13:30

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Wed 19 Nov 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:12 19/11
Rough-legged Buzzard
Lothian
16:00

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Tue 11 Nov 2014

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Date
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Time
18:30 11/11
Rough-legged Buzzard
Lothian
15:00

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Sat 21 Jun 2014

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Date
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Time
20:25 21/06
Common Quail
Lothian

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Mon 21 Oct 2013

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Time
17:47 21/10
Long-tailed Duck
Lothian

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Fri 25 Mar 2011

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Date
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Time
17:50 25/03
Bewick's Swan
Lothian
13:25

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Thu 06 Jan 2011

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:33 06/01
Coues' Arctic Redpoll
Lothian
04/01

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Sat 03 Jul 2010

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Date
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Time
20:07 03/07
Eurasian Hobby
Lothian
12:00

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Thu 19 Apr 2007

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Date
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Time
22:44 19/04
Ring Ouzel
Lothian

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Sun 07 Jan 2007

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Date
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Time
20:07 07/01
Brambling
Lothian

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Sat 06 Jan 2007

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Date
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Time
18:05 06/01
Brambling
Lothian
11:00

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Tue 21 Feb 2006

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:28 21/02
Rough-legged Buzzard
Lothian
12:15

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Mon 20 Feb 2006

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Date
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Time
21:53 20/02
Brambling
Lothian

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Sun 19 Feb 2006

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Date
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Time
12:53 19/02
Rough-legged Buzzard
Lothian
11:30

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Sat 18 Feb 2006

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:05 18/02
Rough-legged Buzzard
Lothian
10:30

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Thu 16 Feb 2006

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Date
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Time
16:42 16/02
Rough-legged Buzzard
Lothian

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Tue 16 Aug 2005

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
20:13 16/08
Western Marsh Harrier
Lothian
19:10

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Sat 03 Jan 2004

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Date
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Time
15:02 03/01
Rough-legged Buzzard
Lothian

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Tue 09 Dec 2003

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Date
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Time
18:42 09/12
Hen Harrier
Lothian

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Sun 09 Nov 2003

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:57 09/11
Golden Eagle
Lothian

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Sat 22 Mar 2003

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Date
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Time
15:11 22/03
Twite
Lothian

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Sun 23 Feb 2003

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12:38 23/02
Twite
Lothian

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Sat 09 Feb 2002

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Date
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Time
20:37 09/02
Snow Bunting
Lothian

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