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Fri 29 Mar 2024

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:17 29/03
Osprey
Westmeath

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Tue 26 Dec 2023

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14:49 26/12
Greater Scaup
Westmeath

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Fri 28 Jan 2022

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Time
12:25 28/01
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Sat 12 Dec 2020

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Time
20:10 12/12
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Mon 24 Aug 2020

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Time
15:55 24/08
Western Osprey
Westmeath

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Sun 17 Nov 2019

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Time
14:42 17/11
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Sun 04 Feb 2018

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Time
21:33 04/02
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Tue 18 Feb 2014

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Time
18:56 18/02
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Sat 28 Dec 2013

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Time
19:40 28/12
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Wed 27 Nov 2013

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Time
07:27 27/11
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath
24/11

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Tue 12 Nov 2013

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Time
20:34 12/11
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath

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Sun 24 Feb 2013

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Time
18:45 24/02
Smew
Westmeath

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Sun 17 Feb 2013

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Time
14:00 17/02
Smew
Westmeath

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Sat 12 Jan 2013

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Time
11:12 12/01
Long-tailed Duck
Westmeath

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Sun 30 Dec 2012

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Time
21:27 30/12
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Sat 10 Nov 2012

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Site
Time
13:27 10/11
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath

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Sat 11 Feb 2012

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Time
16:09 11/02
Little Gull
Westmeath

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Sat 24 Dec 2011

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Time
12:11 24/12
Ring-necked Duck
Westmeath

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Sat 13 Nov 2010

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Time
22:48 13/11
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Sat 24 Jan 2009

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18:55 24/01
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Thu 01 Jan 2009

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19:39 01/01
Lesser Scaup
Westmeath

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Mon 29 Jan 2007

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Time
17:22 29/01
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Tue 16 Jan 2007

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Date
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Location
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Time
14:39 16/01
Slavonian Grebe
Westmeath

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Tue 09 Jan 2007

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Time
15:24 09/01
Greater Scaup
Westmeath

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Thu 04 Jan 2007

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Date
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Time
17:29 04/01
Ruddy Duck
Westmeath
13:00

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Thu 21 Dec 2006

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Date
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Time
15:38 21/12
Hen Harrier
Westmeath
10:00

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Sun 17 Dec 2006

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Time
14:09 17/12
Redhead
Westmeath

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Sat 16 Dec 2006

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12:10 16/12
Redhead
Westmeath

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Thu 07 Dec 2006

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14:26 07/12
Slavonian Grebe
Westmeath
10:50

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Thu 30 Nov 2006

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Time
13:38 30/11
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Thu 23 Nov 2006

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Time
13:24 23/11
Great Northern Diver
Westmeath

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Thu 04 May 2006

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Date
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Time
13:04 04/05
White-winged Tern
Westmeath
10:30

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Thu 27 Apr 2006

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15:22 27/04
Arctic Tern
Westmeath
11:45

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Tue 04 Apr 2006

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13:05 04/04
Smew
Westmeath
10:15

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Tue 28 Mar 2006

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22:53 28/03
Smew
Westmeath
11:30

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20:11 28/03
Kittiwake
Westmeath
11:30

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Tue 14 Mar 2006

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Date
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Time
13:12 14/03
Smew
Westmeath
11:30

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Tue 07 Mar 2006

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15:31 07/03
Smew
Westmeath

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