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Sun 25 Aug 2019

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13:32 25/08
Whinchat
Staffordshire

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Sat 24 Aug 2019

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15:14 24/08
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Thu 01 Aug 2019

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16:36 01/08
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Thu 25 Apr 2019

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17:03 25/04
Western Osprey
Staffordshire

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Thu 18 Apr 2019

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16:19 18/04
Garganey
Staffordshire

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Sun 14 Apr 2019

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09:19 14/04
Garganey
Staffordshire

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Sat 13 Apr 2019

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15:57 13/04
Garganey
Staffordshire
15:55

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14:27 13/04
Garganey
Staffordshire

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Fri 29 Mar 2019

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15:42 29/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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Thu 28 Mar 2019

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Time
16:10 28/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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Wed 27 Mar 2019

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Time
19:02 27/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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10:59 27/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
10:36

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Tue 26 Mar 2019

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14:07 26/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
13:55

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Mon 25 Mar 2019

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19:28 25/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
17:35

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07:08 25/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
07:04

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Sun 24 Mar 2019

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18:19 24/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
17:45

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16:38 24/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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14:59 24/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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11:39 24/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
11:30

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Sat 23 Mar 2019

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12:02 23/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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08:25 23/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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Fri 22 Mar 2019

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12:06 22/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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09:38 22/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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Thu 21 Mar 2019

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17:21 21/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
17:13

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15:10 21/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
14:30

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11:09 21/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
11:08

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10:18 21/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
10:10

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09:07 21/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
08:56

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Wed 20 Mar 2019

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14:07 20/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
13:00

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11:24 20/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
11:00

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09:50 20/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire
09:45

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07:53 20/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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Tue 19 Mar 2019

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16:17 19/03
Ferruginous Duck
Staffordshire

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Sun 30 Dec 2018

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17:01 30/12
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Wed 19 Dec 2018

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20:52 19/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Tue 18 Dec 2018

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15:59 18/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Mon 17 Dec 2018

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16:09 17/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Sun 16 Dec 2018

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16:16 16/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Fri 14 Dec 2018

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16:06 14/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Thu 13 Dec 2018

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16:11 13/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Wed 12 Dec 2018

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16:27 12/12
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Tue 11 Dec 2018

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16:26 11/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Mon 10 Dec 2018

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16:57 10/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Fri 07 Dec 2018

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12:23 07/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Thu 06 Dec 2018

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16:19 06/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Wed 05 Dec 2018

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17:41 05/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Tue 04 Dec 2018

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Date
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13:11 04/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Sun 02 Dec 2018

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Time
12:55 02/12
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Staffordshire
12:20

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09:30 02/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Sat 01 Dec 2018

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Time
16:15 01/12
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Staffordshire

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14:43 01/12
Smew
Staffordshire

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Fri 30 Nov 2018

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15:59 30/11
Smew
Staffordshire

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12:09 30/11
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Staffordshire

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Wed 28 Nov 2018

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17:13 28/11
Smew
Staffordshire

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Sun 25 Nov 2018

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14:09 25/11
Smew
Staffordshire

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Sat 24 Nov 2018

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11:19 24/11
Smew
Staffordshire

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Fri 23 Nov 2018

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16:22 23/11
Smew
Staffordshire

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Thu 22 Nov 2018

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16:28 22/11
Smew
Staffordshire

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Wed 21 Nov 2018

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16:14 21/11
Smew
Staffordshire

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Sat 17 Nov 2018

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14:57 17/11
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sat 27 Oct 2018

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11:43 27/10
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sat 13 Oct 2018

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16:33 13/10
Great Egret
Staffordshire
16:28

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Mon 26 Feb 2018

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16:27 26/02
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 25 Feb 2018

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16:24 25/02
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Thu 14 Dec 2017

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14:38 14/12
Northern Gannet
Staffordshire

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Wed 13 Dec 2017

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16:21 13/12
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 19 Nov 2017

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09:54 19/11
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Fri 17 Nov 2017

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16:36 17/11
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Mon 30 Oct 2017

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16:27 30/10
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 29 Oct 2017

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22:47 29/10
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Tue 24 Oct 2017

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16:33 24/10
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 15 Oct 2017

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10:24 15/10
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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16:43 06/10
Western Cattle Egret
Staffordshire

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Thu 05 Oct 2017

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15:37 05/10
Western Cattle Egret
Staffordshire
15:20

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Sun 20 Aug 2017

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16:24 20/08
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Fri 14 Apr 2017

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11:42 14/04
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 09 Apr 2017

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18:58 09/04
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Fri 07 Apr 2017

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16:32 07/04
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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11:04 07/04
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Fri 31 Mar 2017

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16:37 31/03
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 05 Mar 2017

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17:04 05/03
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 12 Feb 2017

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17:14 12/02
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Thu 19 Jan 2017

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10:23 19/01
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire
18/01

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Tue 17 Jan 2017

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19:24 17/01
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Thu 15 Dec 2016

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20:38 15/12
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Tue 13 Dec 2016

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16:27 13/12
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Sat 24 Sep 2016

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16:14 24/09
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sat 27 Feb 2016

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17:37 27/02
Bewick's Swan
Staffordshire

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Thu 11 Dec 2014

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09:26 11/12
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire
10/12

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Sun 20 Apr 2014

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22:06 20/04
Arctic Tern
Staffordshire
17:40

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Fri 04 Apr 2014

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17:23 04/04
Common Scoter
Staffordshire
16:50

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Sat 09 Nov 2013

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22:54 09/11
Eurasian Bittern
Staffordshire
11:45

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Fri 12 Oct 2012

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19:28 12/10
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Mon 18 Jun 2012

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07:55 18/06
Short-eared Owl
Staffordshire
07:00

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Sat 02 Apr 2011

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15:17 02/04
Western Osprey
Staffordshire
15:07

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Sat 27 Nov 2010

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22:18 27/11
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Fri 26 Nov 2010

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20:37 26/11
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Thu 25 Nov 2010

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18:22 25/11
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire
14:30

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Sun 05 Sep 2010

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16:42 05/09
Mandarin Duck
Staffordshire

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Sat 28 Aug 2010

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16:55 28/08
Common Redstart
Staffordshire
11:00

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Staffordshire
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Staffordshire
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