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Sun 03 Oct 2021

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Time
17:32 03/10
Long-tailed Skua
Kent

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Sun 25 Jul 2021

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11:54 25/07
Geranium Bronze
Kent
24/07

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Sun 09 May 2021

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14:47 09/05
Western Osprey
Kent
14:43

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Fri 07 May 2021

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15:55 07/05
Western Osprey
Kent
15:45

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Mon 26 Apr 2021

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18:58 26/04
Pomarine Skua
Kent
18:58

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Sun 25 Apr 2021

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09:25 25/04
Pomarine Skua
Kent
09:20

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Sat 17 Apr 2021

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09:58 17/04
White Stork
Kent
09:56

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Thu 25 Mar 2021

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08:33 25/03
Common Scoter
Kent
02:23

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Mon 08 Feb 2021

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10:54 08/02
Little Gull
Kent
10:42

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Sun 10 Jan 2021

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21:32 10/01
Caspian Gull
Kent

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Fri 01 Jan 2021

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08:08 01/01
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Thu 24 Dec 2020

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12:26 24/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Tue 22 Dec 2020

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Time
13:36 22/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Fri 18 Dec 2020

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11:47 18/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent
11:40

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Tue 15 Dec 2020

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13:00 15/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sun 13 Dec 2020

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12:17 13/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent
10:15

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Sat 12 Dec 2020

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10:38 12/12
Little Auk
Kent
10:15

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Sat 05 Dec 2020

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12:30 05/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Mon 30 Nov 2020

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11:18 30/11
Russian White-fronted Goose
Kent

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11:07 30/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent
10:47

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Sun 29 Nov 2020

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16:28 29/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Kent

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15:51 29/11
Greater White-fronted Goose
Kent

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Thu 26 Nov 2020

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08:35 26/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Sun 15 Nov 2020

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08:36 15/11
Sooty Shearwater
Kent

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Sat 31 Oct 2020

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11:54 31/10
Pomarine Skua
Kent
11:00

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Tue 20 Oct 2020

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14:22 20/10
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Mon 19 Oct 2020

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18:27 19/10
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sat 17 Oct 2020

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14:55 17/10
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Wed 14 Oct 2020

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Time
09:32 14/10
Short-eared Owl
Kent
09:30

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09:07 14/10
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Tue 13 Oct 2020

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08:43 13/10
Black-throated Diver
Kent
08:40

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Fri 09 Oct 2020

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Time
19:18 09/10
Caspian Gull
Kent
17:00

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Mon 21 Sep 2020

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17:48 21/09
Short-eared Owl
Kent

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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Time
09:56 30/08
Large shearwater sp
Kent
09:50

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Tue 25 Aug 2020

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Date
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Time
12:01 25/08
Long-tailed Skua
Kent
10:45

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Fri 07 Aug 2020

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Time
18:18 07/08
Eagle sp
Kent
18:00

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Sat 01 Aug 2020

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Time
18:38 01/08
Pale Shoulder
Kent
30/07

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Mon 15 Jun 2020

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Time
19:27 15/06
Rosy Starling
Kent
19:22

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Sun 14 Jun 2020

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19:43 14/06
Rosy Starling
Kent

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Fri 12 Jun 2020

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14:38 12/06
Snow Bunting
Kent
14:35

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11:56 12/06
Snow Bunting
Kent
11:45

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09:56 12/06
Snow Bunting
Kent
09:40

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08:08 12/06
Snow Bunting
Kent

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Thu 11 Jun 2020

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Time
19:13 11/06
Snow Bunting
Kent
19:00

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14:22 11/06
Snow Bunting
Kent

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10:17 11/06
Snow Bunting
Kent

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07:00 11/06
Snow Bunting
Kent
06:54

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Mon 08 Jun 2020

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Date
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Time
20:37 08/06
Rosy Starling
Kent
20:00

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10:56 08/06
Rosy Starling
Kent

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Mon 04 May 2020

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Date
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Time
11:13 04/05
Pomarine Skua
Kent
09:03

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Sun 12 Apr 2020

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Time
08:52 12/04
Black Redstart
Kent
07:50

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Fri 03 Apr 2020

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Time
15:01 03/04
White-tailed Eagle
Kent
14:00

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Tue 31 Mar 2020

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Time
19:02 31/03
White-tailed Eagle
Kent
10:30

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Fri 20 Mar 2020

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12:07 20/03
Swallow
Kent

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Thu 02 Jan 2020

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Time
12:12 02/01
Black-throated Diver
Kent
11:25

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Wed 01 Jan 2020

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12:02 01/01
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sat 28 Dec 2019

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12:22 28/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sun 22 Dec 2019

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13:30 22/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent
11:20

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Sat 14 Dec 2019

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15:47 14/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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11:21 14/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Tue 03 Dec 2019

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14:00 03/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Mon 02 Dec 2019

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10:56 02/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent
10:30

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Sun 01 Dec 2019

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11:24 01/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Thu 28 Nov 2019

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11:39 28/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sat 23 Nov 2019

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11:22 23/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Mon 18 Nov 2019

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10:53 18/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sun 17 Nov 2019

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10:58 17/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Fri 15 Nov 2019

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15:38 15/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Fri 08 Nov 2019

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07:11 08/11
Black Redstart
Kent
07/11

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Tue 05 Nov 2019

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16:03 05/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Sat 02 Nov 2019

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09:38 02/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent
09:34

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Thu 17 Oct 2019

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13:31 17/10
Short-eared Owl
Kent

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Sat 07 Sep 2019

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17:19 07/09
Caspian Gull
Kent
16:45

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Sat 27 Apr 2019

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10:31 27/04
Western Osprey
Kent
10:05

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Sat 16 Mar 2019

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12:04 16/03
White Wagtail
Kent

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Fri 15 Mar 2019

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17:38 15/03
House Martin
Kent

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Thu 14 Mar 2019

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16:49 14/03
Northern Wheatear
Kent
16:24

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12:38 14/03
House Martin
Kent
09:00

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Wed 13 Mar 2019

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12:42 13/03
Sandwich Tern
Kent

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10:39 13/03
Northern Wheatear
Kent

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Fri 08 Mar 2019

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13:21 08/03
House Martin
Kent

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Thu 07 Mar 2019

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12:49 07/03
Swallow
Kent

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Wed 20 Feb 2019

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17:15 20/02
Swallow
Kent
10:45

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Sun 10 Feb 2019

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14:06 10/02
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Mon 28 Jan 2019

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14:10 28/01
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Fri 14 Dec 2018

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12:25 14/12
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Fri 30 Nov 2018

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14:43 30/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent
14:30

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12:41 30/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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11:10 30/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Thu 29 Nov 2018

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14:57 29/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Wed 28 Nov 2018

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12:02 28/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Tue 27 Nov 2018

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13:29 27/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent
13:25

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Mon 26 Nov 2018

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16:29 26/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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14:03 26/11
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sat 24 Nov 2018

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09:23 24/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Fri 23 Nov 2018

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15:45 23/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent
14:50

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13:21 23/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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Mon 19 Nov 2018

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14:55 19/11
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sat 03 Nov 2018

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15:48 03/11
Caspian Gull
Kent

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Mon 29 Oct 2018

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12:58 29/10
Velvet Scoter
Kent

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