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Sat 17 Sep 2022

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17:35 17/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Hertfordshire
17:20

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Wed 14 Sep 2022

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18:03 14/09
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Tue 13 Sep 2022

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16:05 13/09
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Mon 12 Sep 2022

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15:42 12/09
Whinchat
Hertfordshire

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12:44 12/09
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Sat 10 Sep 2022

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13:28 10/09
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Fri 09 Sep 2022

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15:21 09/09
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Wed 07 Sep 2022

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13:12 07/09
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Tue 06 Sep 2022

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13:28 06/09
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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09:36 06/09
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Sun 04 Sep 2022

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14:47 04/09
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Sat 03 Sep 2022

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18:09 03/09
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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15:50 03/09
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire

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12:32 03/09
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire

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09:03 03/09
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire

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Fri 02 Sep 2022

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20:00 02/09
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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19:29 02/09
Ruddy Turnstone
Hertfordshire

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17:06 02/09
Ruddy Turnstone
Hertfordshire
17:00

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Tue 30 Aug 2022

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13:06 30/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Sun 28 Aug 2022

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10:54 28/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Thu 25 Aug 2022

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19:33 25/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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15:37 25/08
Wood Sandpiper
Hertfordshire

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Sun 21 Aug 2022

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19:41 21/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Sat 20 Aug 2022

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16:52 20/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Fri 19 Aug 2022

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21:57 19/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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20:13 19/08
Ruddy Turnstone
Hertfordshire

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07:29 19/08
Ruddy Turnstone
Hertfordshire

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Thu 18 Aug 2022

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16:41 18/08
Ruddy Turnstone
Hertfordshire

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09:30 18/08
Ruddy Turnstone
Hertfordshire

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Wed 17 Aug 2022

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14:55 17/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Tue 16 Aug 2022

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21:30 16/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Sun 14 Aug 2022

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20:16 14/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Thu 11 Aug 2022

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21:16 11/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Wed 10 Aug 2022

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12:26 10/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Mon 08 Aug 2022

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18:31 08/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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12:30 08/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire
07/08

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Sat 06 Aug 2022

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15:49 06/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Fri 05 Aug 2022

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19:40 05/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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15:36 05/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Wed 03 Aug 2022

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15:55 03/08
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire

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15:38 03/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Tue 02 Aug 2022

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17:10 02/08
Black-necked Grebe
Hertfordshire

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07:20 02/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire
06:45

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Mon 01 Aug 2022

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13:23 01/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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07:41 01/08
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Sun 31 Jul 2022

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11:48 31/07
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Fri 29 Jul 2022

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12:20 29/07
Lesser Emperor
Hertfordshire
12:13

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Wed 20 Jul 2022

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12:24 20/07
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Tue 19 Jul 2022

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18:18 19/07
Lesser Emperor
Hertfordshire

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10:13 19/07
Lesser Emperor
Hertfordshire
10:07

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Mon 18 Jul 2022

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20:01 18/07
Garganey
Hertfordshire
19:30

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13:55 18/07
Lesser Emperor
Hertfordshire

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11:08 18/07
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Sat 16 Jul 2022

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17:30 16/07
Lesser Emperor
Hertfordshire

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Mon 04 Jul 2022

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Time
10:46 04/07
Golden Oriole
Hertfordshire

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Sun 03 Jul 2022

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22:49 03/07
Golden Oriole
Hertfordshire

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14:48 03/07
Golden Oriole
Hertfordshire
14:45

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13:32 03/07
Golden Oriole
Hertfordshire

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Fri 13 May 2022

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08:28 13/05
Black Tern
Hertfordshire
08:25

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Wed 11 May 2022

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17:51 11/05
Black Tern
Hertfordshire
17:00

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15:09 11/05
Black Tern
Hertfordshire
14:39

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11:26 11/05
Black Tern
Hertfordshire
11:22

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08:49 11/05
Black Tern
Hertfordshire

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Tue 10 May 2022

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07:02 10/05
Black Tern
Hertfordshire
06:15

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Wed 04 May 2022

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07:17 04/05
Garganey
Hertfordshire
06:40

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Thu 28 Apr 2022

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14:06 28/04
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Wed 27 Apr 2022

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16:04 27/04
Common Swift
Hertfordshire
16:01

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Tue 26 Apr 2022

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12:43 26/04
Little Gull
Hertfordshire

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Mon 25 Apr 2022

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10:13 25/04
Little Gull
Hertfordshire

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Sun 24 Apr 2022

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18:03 24/04
Garganey
Hertfordshire
18:00

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08:27 24/04
Garganey
Hertfordshire

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Sat 23 Apr 2022

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15:12 23/04
Little Gull
Hertfordshire
15:10

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10:26 23/04
Little Gull
Hertfordshire

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10:10 23/04
Little Gull
Hertfordshire
10:10

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07:43 23/04
Little Gull
Hertfordshire

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07:41 23/04
Little Gull
Hertfordshire

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Fri 22 Apr 2022

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10:59 22/04
Common Crane
Hertfordshire
10:58

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Wed 20 Apr 2022

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17:12 20/04
Arctic Tern
Hertfordshire

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Fri 15 Apr 2022

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14:33 15/04
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire

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Wed 13 Apr 2022

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14:35 13/04
Pink-footed Goose
Hertfordshire

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10:56 13/04
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire
09:40

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Tue 12 Apr 2022

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07:48 12/04
Sandwich Tern
Hertfordshire
07:45

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Mon 11 Apr 2022

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22:56 11/04
Pink-footed Goose
Hertfordshire

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17:51 11/04
Yellow Wagtail
Hertfordshire

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09:14 11/04
Western Cattle Egret
Hertfordshire
10/04

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Sun 10 Apr 2022

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15:14 10/04
Pink-footed Goose
Hertfordshire

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10:12 10/04
Western Osprey
Hertfordshire

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Sat 09 Apr 2022

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18:21 09/04
Pink-footed Goose
Hertfordshire
15:22

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14:05 09/04
Common Tern
Hertfordshire
13:40

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08:36 09/04
Pink-footed Goose
Hertfordshire

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Fri 08 Apr 2022

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08:24 08/04
Pink-footed Goose
Hertfordshire
08:15

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Thu 07 Apr 2022

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16:12 07/04
Little Gull
Hertfordshire
16:00

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Tue 05 Apr 2022

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14:04 05/04
Green-winged Teal
Hertfordshire

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12:30 05/04
Pink-footed Goose
Hertfordshire

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Mon 04 Apr 2022

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15:01 04/04
Green-winged Teal
Hertfordshire

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Sun 03 Apr 2022

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12:45 03/04
Green-winged Teal
Hertfordshire
12:21

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Sat 02 Apr 2022

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17:18 02/04
Pink-footed Goose
Hertfordshire
17:12

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12:04 02/04
Green-winged Teal
Hertfordshire
12:00

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10:05 02/04
Green-winged Teal
Hertfordshire
10:00

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08:21 02/04
Pink-footed Goose
Hertfordshire

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