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Mon 15 Apr 2024

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Time
13:30 15/04
Arctic Tern
Galway
13/04

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Sun 25 Feb 2024

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18:03 25/02
Slavonian Grebe
Galway

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Sat 16 Dec 2023

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11:11 16/12
Velvet Scoter
Galway

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Sun 10 Dec 2023

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16:37 10/12
Long-tailed Duck
Galway

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Sun 03 Dec 2023

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18:06 03/12
Long-tailed Duck
Galway

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Fri 20 Oct 2023

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20:27 20/10
American Golden Plover
Galway
17:20

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Sun 08 Oct 2023

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08:28 08/10
American Golden Plover
Galway
07/10

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Wed 04 Oct 2023

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22:13 04/10
Leach's Storm Petrel
Galway

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Sun 01 Oct 2023

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20:30 01/10
Grey Phalarope
Galway

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Sun 17 Sep 2023

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20:38 17/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Galway

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Fri 15 Sep 2023

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22:54 15/09
American Golden Plover
Galway

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Sat 19 Aug 2023

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18:48 19/08
Sooty Shearwater
Galway

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Thu 13 Apr 2023

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07:00 13/04
Iceland Gull
Galway
12/04

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Sun 26 Mar 2023

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14:50 26/03
Black-throated Diver
Galway

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Tue 28 Feb 2023

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17:48 28/02
Long-tailed Duck
Galway

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Thu 23 Feb 2023

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16:50 23/02
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Thu 19 Jan 2023

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20:14 19/01
Spotted Redshank
Galway

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Sun 15 Jan 2023

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14:27 15/01
Spotted Redshank
Galway

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Mon 28 Nov 2022

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18:55 28/11
Grey Phalarope
Galway

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Sun 23 Oct 2022

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19:53 23/10
Spotted Redshank
Galway

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Wed 28 Sep 2022

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20:16 28/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Galway

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Mon 19 Sep 2022

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17:04 19/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Galway

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Thu 08 Sep 2022

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21:19 08/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Galway
13:30

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Wed 07 Sep 2022

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20:31 07/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Galway
18:45

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07:05 07/09
Little Stint
Galway
17:50 06/09

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Mon 18 Apr 2022

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22:37 18/04
Whimbrel
Galway

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Sat 02 Apr 2022

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10:24 02/04
Iceland Gull
Galway
17:45 01/04

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Tue 22 Mar 2022

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21:34 22/03
Iceland Gull
Galway
17:45

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Wed 16 Mar 2022

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12:17 16/03
Northern Wheatear
Galway

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Tue 01 Feb 2022

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11:24 01/02
Long-tailed Duck
Galway

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Fri 21 Jan 2022

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16:44 21/01
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Thu 20 Jan 2022

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Date
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Time
08:03 20/01
Long-tailed Duck
Galway
12:50 19/01

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Thu 13 Jan 2022

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21:49 13/01
Long-tailed Duck
Galway
11/01

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Sat 25 Dec 2021

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22:07 25/12
Long-tailed Duck
Galway

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Fri 24 Dec 2021

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Date
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Time
13:25 24/12
European Storm Petrel
Galway
11:00

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Mon 13 Dec 2021

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Time
21:42 13/12
Spotted Redshank
Galway

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Mon 28 Dec 2020

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13:31 28/12
Spotted Redshank
Galway

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Sun 21 Jun 2020

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Date
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Time
11:39 21/06
European Storm Petrel
Galway
10:00

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Thu 23 Jan 2020

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Date
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08:02 23/01
Spotted Redshank
Galway
22/01

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Sun 13 Oct 2019

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16:56 13/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Galway

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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Time
14:22 24/09
American Golden Plover
Galway
13:40

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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13:57 23/09
American Golden Plover
Galway

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Wed 27 Feb 2019

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12:14 27/02
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Wed 02 Jan 2019

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Time
13:02 02/01
Forster's Tern
Galway
13:00

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Tue 04 Dec 2018

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20:34 04/12
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Fri 26 Oct 2018

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Date
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Time
19:26 26/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Galway
25/10

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Wed 09 May 2018

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23:02 09/05
Pomarine Skua
Galway

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Wed 07 Feb 2018

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13:40 07/02
Pacific Diver
Galway

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Wed 13 Sep 2017

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14:00 13/09
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Galway

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Tue 12 Sep 2017

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12:23 12/09
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Galway

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Sat 05 Aug 2017

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08:59 05/08
Common Quail
Galway

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Thu 05 Jan 2017

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16:46 05/01
Pacific Diver
Galway

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Wed 04 Jan 2017

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16:47 04/01
Pacific Diver
Galway

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Sun 20 Nov 2016

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20:29 20/11
Pacific Diver
Galway
12:50

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Sat 19 Nov 2016

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13:30 19/11
Pacific Diver
Galway
12:45

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Sun 27 Mar 2016

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22:22 27/03
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Thu 03 Mar 2016

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21:09 03/03
Glaucous Gull
Galway

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Wed 17 Feb 2016

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17:33 17/02
Pacific Diver
Galway

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Sun 14 Feb 2016

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16:33 14/02
Pacific Diver
Galway

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Thu 21 Jan 2016

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15:56 21/01
Glaucous Gull
Galway

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Tue 19 Jan 2016

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15:38 19/01
Pacific Diver
Galway

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Tue 05 Jan 2016

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14:02 05/01
Pacific Diver
Galway

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Mon 22 Jun 2015

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22:03 22/06
Little Gull
Galway

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Fri 11 Apr 2014

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21:29 11/04
Forster's Tern
Galway

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Sun 06 Apr 2014

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16:44 06/04
Pacific Diver
Galway

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Sat 05 Apr 2014

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19:48 05/04
Pacific Diver
Galway

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Sun 15 Apr 2012

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19:26 15/04
Iceland Gull
Galway

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Tue 20 Apr 2010

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15:16 20/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Galway

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Sat 17 Apr 2010

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13:00 17/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Galway

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Wed 14 Apr 2010

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12:11 14/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Galway
10:40

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Tue 13 Apr 2010

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12:32 13/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Galway
10:50

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Sun 07 Feb 2010

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15:49 07/02
Black-throated Diver
Galway

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Tue 13 Jan 2009

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22:55 13/01
Pacific Diver
Galway

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13:28 13/01
Pacific Diver
Galway
12/01

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Sun 20 Jan 2008

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22:12 20/01
Forster's Tern
Galway

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