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Tue 23 Apr 2024

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15:02 23/04
Arctic Tern
Greater Manchester
22/04

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Mon 22 Apr 2024

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19:45 22/04
Whinchat
Greater Manchester

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15:17 22/04
Common Scoter
Greater Manchester

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Sat 13 Apr 2024

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17:28 13/04
Sanderling
Greater Manchester

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Tue 09 Apr 2024

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11:18 09/04
Little Gull
Greater Manchester

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09:32 09/04
Arctic Tern
Greater Manchester

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Sat 06 Apr 2024

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15:15 06/04
Common Tern
Greater Manchester

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Fri 05 Apr 2024

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08:04 05/04
Common Scoter
Greater Manchester
04/04

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Mon 01 Apr 2024

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10:15 01/04
Little Gull
Greater Manchester

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Sat 30 Mar 2024

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10:44 30/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 28 Mar 2024

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11:55 28/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Tue 26 Mar 2024

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10:18 26/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sun 24 Mar 2024

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12:13 24/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sat 23 Mar 2024

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17:39 23/03
Grey Plover
Greater Manchester

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09:53 23/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Fri 22 Mar 2024

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16:38 22/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Wed 20 Mar 2024

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16:06 20/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Tue 19 Mar 2024

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10:32 19/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Fri 15 Mar 2024

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20:57 15/03
Grey Plover
Greater Manchester

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20:44 15/03
Sand Martin
Greater Manchester

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08:11 15/03
Scandinavian Rock Pipit
Greater Manchester
14/03

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Thu 14 Mar 2024

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12:48 14/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sun 10 Mar 2024

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10:18 10/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 07 Mar 2024

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10:06 07/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sun 03 Mar 2024

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14:57 03/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sat 02 Mar 2024

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15:42 02/03
Avocet
Greater Manchester
12:00

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09:48 02/03
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 29 Feb 2024

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16:12 29/02
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sun 25 Feb 2024

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09:50 25/02
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sat 24 Feb 2024

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19:33 24/02
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 22 Feb 2024

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16:00 22/02
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Tue 13 Feb 2024

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12:59 13/02
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sat 03 Feb 2024

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11:01 03/02
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 01 Feb 2024

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16:06 01/02
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sun 28 Jan 2024

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19:49 28/01
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester

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19:23 28/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sat 27 Jan 2024

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10:16 27/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 18 Jan 2024

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12:41 18/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sun 14 Jan 2024

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13:09 14/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sat 13 Jan 2024

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12:01 13/01
Smew
Greater Manchester
11:56

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Sun 07 Jan 2024

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22:10 07/01
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester

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21:48 07/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sat 06 Jan 2024

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11:34 06/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 04 Jan 2024

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12:34 04/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Mon 01 Jan 2024

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16:07 01/01
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Thu 28 Dec 2023

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15:44 28/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Tue 19 Dec 2023

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15:41 19/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sun 17 Dec 2023

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18:47 17/12
Red-crested Pochard
Greater Manchester

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18:46 17/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sun 10 Dec 2023

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15:43 10/12
Red-crested Pochard
Greater Manchester

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11:36 10/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Wed 06 Dec 2023

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16:03 06/12
Smew
Greater Manchester

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Sat 02 Dec 2023

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15:10 02/12
Red-crested Pochard
Greater Manchester
15:06

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Fri 01 Dec 2023

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18:48 01/12
Red-crested Pochard
Greater Manchester

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18:47 01/12
Common Scoter
Greater Manchester

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Thu 30 Nov 2023

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22:45 30/11
Common Scoter
Greater Manchester

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18:31 30/11
Red-crested Pochard
Greater Manchester

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Wed 29 Nov 2023

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16:15 29/11
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester

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Tue 28 Nov 2023

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13:04 28/11
Common Scoter
Greater Manchester

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Sun 26 Nov 2023

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13:33 26/11
Common Scoter
Greater Manchester

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10:43 26/11
Red-crested Pochard
Greater Manchester

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Wed 22 Nov 2023

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18:05 22/11
Red-crested Pochard
Greater Manchester

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15:29 22/11
Red-crested Pochard
Greater Manchester
21/11

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Tue 21 Nov 2023

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16:07 21/11
Caspian Gull
Greater Manchester

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Sat 18 Nov 2023

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16:01 18/11
Common Scoter
Greater Manchester

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Thu 16 Nov 2023

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12:15 16/11
Common Scoter
Greater Manchester

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Tue 14 Nov 2023

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12:49 14/11
Shore Lark
Greater Manchester

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Sat 04 Nov 2023

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11:52 04/11
Red-breasted Merganser
Greater Manchester
11:46

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Fri 03 Nov 2023

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08:50 03/11
Red-breasted Merganser
Greater Manchester
08:45

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Thu 02 Nov 2023

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13:02 02/11
Red-breasted Merganser
Greater Manchester

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Mon 30 Oct 2023

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17:51 30/10
Red-breasted Merganser
Greater Manchester
29/10

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Thu 26 Oct 2023

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15:07 26/10
Red-breasted Merganser
Greater Manchester

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Mon 23 Oct 2023

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13:38 23/10
Little Gull
Greater Manchester
21/10

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Sat 21 Oct 2023

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12:32 21/10
Little Gull
Greater Manchester

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Thu 12 Oct 2023

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13:58 12/10
Rock Pipit
Greater Manchester

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Tue 10 Oct 2023

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12:27 10/10
Rock Pipit
Greater Manchester

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Fri 22 Sep 2023

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14:56 22/09
Black Tern
Greater Manchester

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14:55 22/09
Osprey
Greater Manchester
08:30

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Thu 21 Sep 2023

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20:02 21/09
Red Knot
Greater Manchester

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Wed 20 Sep 2023

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17:48 20/09
Sanderling
Greater Manchester

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16:34 20/09
Red Knot
Greater Manchester

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Sat 16 Sep 2023

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10:42 16/09
Garganey
Greater Manchester

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Fri 15 Sep 2023

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12:02 15/09
Garganey
Greater Manchester

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Mon 11 Sep 2023

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13:05 11/09
Grey Plover
Greater Manchester

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Fri 08 Sep 2023

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15:50 08/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Greater Manchester

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Thu 07 Sep 2023

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11:10 07/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Greater Manchester
09:40

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Sun 03 Sep 2023

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10:10 03/09
Garganey
Greater Manchester

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Sat 02 Sep 2023

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16:14 02/09
Garganey
Greater Manchester

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15:51 02/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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10:25 02/09
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Fri 01 Sep 2023

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14:44 01/09
Garganey
Greater Manchester

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Tue 29 Aug 2023

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09:59 29/08
Garganey
Greater Manchester

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Mon 28 Aug 2023

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09:49 28/08
Garganey
Greater Manchester

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Sun 27 Aug 2023

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16:37 27/08
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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09:47 27/08
Garganey
Greater Manchester

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Sat 26 Aug 2023

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10:43 26/08
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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Fri 25 Aug 2023

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13:19 25/08
Black-necked Grebe
Greater Manchester

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13:15 25/08
Sandwich Tern
Greater Manchester
24/08

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11:23 25/08
Red Knot
Greater Manchester

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11:18 25/08
Garganey
Greater Manchester

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