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Sat 04 Jun 2022

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Time
12:07 04/06
Garganey
Staffordshire

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Sun 01 May 2022

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07:02 01/05
Bar-tailed Godwit
Staffordshire

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Sun 24 Apr 2022

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08:31 24/04
Little Gull
Staffordshire
23/04

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Sat 23 Apr 2022

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12:47 23/04
Little Gull
Staffordshire

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10:06 23/04
Pied Flycatcher
Staffordshire
10:02

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Thu 31 Mar 2022

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18:49 31/03
Western Osprey
Staffordshire
13:14

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Sat 19 Mar 2022

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13:34 19/03
Western Osprey
Staffordshire

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Tue 08 Mar 2022

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11:59 08/03
Whooper Swan
Staffordshire
10:45

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Sun 30 Jan 2022

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17:28 30/01
Brent Goose
Staffordshire
08:30

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Mon 25 Oct 2021

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22:56 25/10
Rock Pipit
Staffordshire

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Sat 16 Oct 2021

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10:19 16/10
Whooper Swan
Staffordshire
10:04

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Wed 13 Oct 2021

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18:03 13/10
Common Scoter
Staffordshire

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Tue 14 Sep 2021

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21:52 14/09
Skua sp
Staffordshire

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Mon 13 Sep 2021

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11:43 13/09
Little Gull
Staffordshire

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Tue 07 Sep 2021

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19:37 07/09
Arctic Tern
Staffordshire

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Sun 05 Sep 2021

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17:31 05/09
Arctic Tern
Staffordshire

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Sat 04 Sep 2021

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10:01 04/09
Arctic Tern
Staffordshire

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Tue 17 Aug 2021

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17:23 17/08
Sandwich Tern
Staffordshire
17:15

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10:24 17/08
Sandwich Tern
Staffordshire

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08:33 17/08
Arctic Tern
Staffordshire
08:10

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Sat 10 Jul 2021

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17:41 10/07
Common Scoter
Staffordshire

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Thu 01 Jul 2021

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15:41 01/07
Common Scoter
Staffordshire

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Thu 24 Jun 2021

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17:09 24/06
Common Scoter
Staffordshire

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16:09 24/06
Common Scoter
Staffordshire
16:00

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Tue 04 May 2021

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15:51 04/05
Ruddy Turnstone
Staffordshire
15:50

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09:06 04/05
Ruddy Turnstone
Staffordshire

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Sat 01 May 2021

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11:27 01/05
Whimbrel
Staffordshire
11:23

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Tue 27 Apr 2021

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15:42 27/04
Bar-tailed Godwit
Staffordshire
15:20

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11:23 27/04
Bar-tailed Godwit
Staffordshire

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Mon 26 Apr 2021

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12:41 26/04
Bar-tailed Godwit
Staffordshire
12:20

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07:02 26/04
Bar-tailed Godwit
Staffordshire

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Sun 25 Apr 2021

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08:39 25/04
Bar-tailed Godwit
Staffordshire
08:30

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Sat 24 Apr 2021

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11:42 24/04
Bar-tailed Godwit
Staffordshire
11:38

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Sat 17 Apr 2021

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11:49 17/04
Common Redstart
Staffordshire
11:46

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Tue 30 Mar 2021

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12:45 30/03
Western Osprey
Staffordshire
12:43

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08:41 30/03
Western Osprey
Staffordshire
08:30

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Fri 01 Jan 2021

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12:07 01/01
Whooper Swan
Staffordshire
09:00

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07:54 01/01
Whooper Swan
Staffordshire
07:45

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Mon 07 Dec 2020

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14:27 07/12
Common Scoter
Staffordshire

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Sat 28 Nov 2020

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18:09 28/11
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Sun 22 Nov 2020

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14:49 22/11
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire

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Tue 10 Nov 2020

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09:31 10/11
Long-tailed Duck
Staffordshire

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Thu 22 Oct 2020

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13:02 22/10
Whooper Swan
Staffordshire
12:53

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Tue 20 Oct 2020

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17:34 20/10
Purple Heron
Staffordshire

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14:44 20/10
Rock Pipit
Staffordshire

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14:10 20/10
Purple Heron
Staffordshire

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Mon 19 Oct 2020

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10:53 19/10
Purple Heron
Staffordshire
09:45

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Sun 18 Oct 2020

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16:38 18/10
Purple Heron
Staffordshire
16:30

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14:45 18/10
Purple Heron
Staffordshire
13:47

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12:24 18/10
Purple Heron
Staffordshire

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10:40 18/10
Purple Heron
Staffordshire
17/10

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Wed 07 Oct 2020

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15:01 07/10
Purple Heron
Staffordshire
12:15

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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10:22 05/10
Purple Heron
Staffordshire
10:10

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09:29 05/10
Purple Heron
Staffordshire

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08:19 05/10
Whooper Swan
Staffordshire

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Thu 24 Sep 2020

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16:26 24/09
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Tue 22 Sep 2020

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16:24 22/09
Great Egret
Staffordshire
10:00 21/09

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Mon 14 Sep 2020

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08:43 14/09
Great Egret
Staffordshire
08:20

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Wed 09 Sep 2020

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09:41 09/09
Great Egret
Staffordshire
09:40

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Mon 07 Sep 2020

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09:16 07/09
Pink-footed Goose
Staffordshire

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Mon 17 Aug 2020

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07:58 17/08
Ruddy Turnstone
Staffordshire

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Thu 13 Aug 2020

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13:59 13/08
Arctic Tern
Staffordshire

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Mon 29 Jun 2020

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10:19 29/06
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Mon 22 Jun 2020

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09:28 22/06
Western Osprey
Staffordshire
09:26

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Wed 10 Jun 2020

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19:58 10/06
Common Scoter
Staffordshire
19:51

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Mon 01 Jun 2020

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14:33 01/06
Little Tern
Staffordshire
14:10

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11:07 01/06
Little Tern
Staffordshire
11:00

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09:02 01/06
Little Tern
Staffordshire
08:43

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Fri 15 May 2020

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12:20 15/05
Wood Sandpiper
Staffordshire
06:00

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Thu 14 May 2020

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10:18 14/05
Wood Sandpiper
Staffordshire
10:14

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Tue 03 Dec 2019

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12:41 03/12
Diver sp
Staffordshire

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Mon 02 Dec 2019

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14:20 02/12
Hen Harrier
Staffordshire
13:55

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Sat 30 Nov 2019

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11:22 30/11
Greater White-fronted Goose
Staffordshire
09:30

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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13:22 17/09
Great Egret
Staffordshire

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Sun 15 Sep 2019

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11:40 15/09
Great Egret
Staffordshire
11:32

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Sat 27 Jul 2019

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13:51 27/07
Sanderling
Staffordshire
13:15

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Fri 17 May 2019

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10:50 17/05
Black Tern
Staffordshire

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Mon 13 May 2019

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07:11 13/05
Grey Plover
Staffordshire

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Tue 23 Apr 2019

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14:22 23/04
Black Tern
Staffordshire

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Tue 26 Mar 2019

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15:39 26/03
Common Scoter
Staffordshire

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Mon 28 Jan 2019

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14:45 28/01
Jack Snipe
Staffordshire

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Tue 01 Jan 2019

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10:07 01/01
Jack Snipe
Staffordshire

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Sun 30 Dec 2018

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20:38 30/12
Jack Snipe
Staffordshire

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Sat 17 Nov 2018

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09:48 17/11
Brent Goose
Staffordshire
09:45

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Sun 28 Oct 2018

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15:15 28/10
Common Scoter
Staffordshire
27/10

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13:53 28/10
Common Scoter
Staffordshire

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Sat 27 Oct 2018

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08:45 27/10
Common Scoter
Staffordshire

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Sat 22 Sep 2018

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09:09 22/09
Arctic Tern
Staffordshire

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08:55 22/09
Arctic Tern
Staffordshire

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Sat 07 Jul 2018

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16:07 07/07
Western Osprey
Staffordshire

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10:17 07/07
Western Osprey
Staffordshire

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Mon 04 Jun 2018

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08:13 04/06
Sanderling
Staffordshire

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Sun 27 May 2018

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16:53 27/05
Black Tern
Staffordshire
16:36

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09:58 27/05
Black Tern
Staffordshire

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Fri 25 May 2018

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07:34 25/05
Black Tern
Staffordshire

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Mon 21 May 2018

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12:58 21/05
Garganey
Staffordshire
13:00

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07:14 21/05
Garganey
Staffordshire

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Thu 19 Apr 2018

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15:16 19/04
Pied Flycatcher
Staffordshire

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Sat 14 Apr 2018

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09:11 14/04
Common Scoter
Staffordshire

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Sat 17 Mar 2018

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10:13 17/03
Greater Scaup
Staffordshire
10:03

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