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Mon 04 Jan 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:40 04/01
Little Gull
Kent
09:05

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Thu 24 Dec 2020

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08:59 24/12
Long-tailed Duck
Kent
08:57

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Tue 15 Dec 2020

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Time
08:01 15/12
Black Redstart
Kent
07:36

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Sun 13 Dec 2020

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13:39 13/12
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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Mon 07 Dec 2020

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08:55 07/12
Velvet Scoter
Kent
08:44

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Sat 05 Dec 2020

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09:16 05/12
Waxwing
Kent
08:51

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Mon 30 Nov 2020

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09:02 30/11
Velvet Scoter
Kent
08:55

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08:00 30/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent
07:53

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Sat 28 Nov 2020

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Time
12:58 28/11
Russian White-fronted Goose
Kent
07:50

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Sat 21 Nov 2020

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09:23 21/11
Snow Bunting
Kent
09:19

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Fri 20 Nov 2020

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Time
09:08 20/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent
09:02

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08:30 20/11
Pomarine Skua
Kent
14:15 19/11

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Mon 16 Nov 2020

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Time
08:12 16/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent
07:30

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Sun 15 Nov 2020

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10:11 15/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent
10:09

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Sat 14 Nov 2020

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08:05 14/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent
08:02

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Wed 11 Nov 2020

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10:44 11/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent
10:38

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Tue 10 Nov 2020

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07:48 10/11
Little Gull
Kent
07:21

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Mon 09 Nov 2020

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Time
16:17 09/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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14:30 09/11
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent
14:27

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08:01 09/11
Puffin
Kent
07:28

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Sat 07 Nov 2020

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07:22 07/11
Little Gull
Kent
07:16

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Wed 04 Nov 2020

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09:59 04/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent
09:54

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Tue 03 Nov 2020

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09:05 03/11
Black Redstart
Kent
09:03

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08:54 03/11
Great Northern Diver
Kent
08:42

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Sat 17 Oct 2020

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11:26 17/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent
11:23

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Mon 12 Oct 2020

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11:54 12/10
Little Gull
Kent

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Sun 06 Sep 2020

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Time
08:14 06/09
Short-eared Owl
Kent
07:50

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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18:54 30/08
Sooty Shearwater
Kent

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Mon 06 Apr 2020

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10:01 06/04
Black Redstart
Kent
08:30

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Sat 04 Apr 2020

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09:13 04/04
Ring Ouzel
Kent
08:04

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Fri 03 Apr 2020

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09:02 03/04
Black Redstart
Kent
06:56

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Mon 30 Mar 2020

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08:57 30/03
Continental Coal Tit
Kent
08:18

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Thu 19 Mar 2020

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Time
14:47 19/03
Black Redstart
Kent
14:45

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Fri 13 Dec 2019

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Time
09:03 13/12
Black Redstart
Kent
08:49

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Thu 12 Dec 2019

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09:03 12/12
Black Redstart
Kent
08:52

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Fri 25 Oct 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:03 25/10
Black Redstart
Kent

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Mon 21 Oct 2019

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Location
Site
Time
20:01 21/10
Great Northern Diver
Kent

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18:56 21/10
Leach's Storm Petrel
Kent

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11:45 21/10
Long-tailed Skua
Kent

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11:30 21/10
Long-tailed Skua
Kent

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10:47 21/10
European Storm Petrel
Kent

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Sat 25 May 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:20 25/05
European Honey Buzzard
Kent
16:54

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Wed 20 Mar 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:10 20/03
Black Redstart
Kent
17:03

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Mon 22 Oct 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:32 22/10
Rough-legged Buzzard
Kent
14:00

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Sat 06 Oct 2018

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Date
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Time
12:10 06/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent
12:07

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Sat 29 Sep 2018

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Date
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Time
07:02 29/09
Short-eared Owl
Kent

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Fri 21 Sep 2018

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Date
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Time
07:57 21/09
Black-throated Diver
Kent
07:53

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Mon 16 Apr 2018

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Date
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Time
09:38 16/04
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sat 03 Mar 2018

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Time
12:22 03/03
Little Gull
Kent

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Sun 09 Apr 2017

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Date
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Site
Time
07:14 09/04
Ring Ouzel
Kent
06:35

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Sat 25 Mar 2017

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Time
08:11 25/03
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sat 11 Mar 2017

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Site
Time
19:29 11/03
Hooded Crow
Kent

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Tue 03 Jan 2017

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Date
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Time
11:23 03/01
Waxwing
Kent
10:45

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Thu 13 Oct 2016

Rarity
Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:12 13/10
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Kent
10:00

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Wed 12 Oct 2016

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Date
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Time
13:16 12/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent
13:00

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Tue 04 Oct 2016

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Date
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Time
15:52 04/10
Red-backed Shrike
Kent
13:00

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Tue 30 Aug 2016

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Date
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Location
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Time
07:56 30/08
Common Redstart
Kent
06:30

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Wed 24 Aug 2016

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Time
08:05 24/08
Pied Flycatcher
Kent
07:15

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Fri 22 Apr 2016

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Time
11:24 22/04
Great Northern Diver
Kent
08:00

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Thu 24 Mar 2016

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Time
19:34 24/03
Black Redstart
Kent

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Mon 14 Dec 2015

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Time
14:29 14/12
Swallow
Kent

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10:24 14/12
Black Redstart
Kent

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Mon 09 Nov 2015

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Time
12:24 09/11
Short-eared Owl
Kent

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Wed 09 Sep 2015

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20:06 09/09
Ortolan Bunting
Kent

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Sat 06 Jun 2015

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12:48 06/06
European Bee-eater
Kent
09:05

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Mon 23 Mar 2015

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10:20 23/03
Black Redstart
Kent
09:00

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Sun 22 Mar 2015

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08:03 22/03
Black Redstart
Kent

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Mon 16 Mar 2015

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11:15 16/03
Caspian Gull
Kent
07:45

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Fri 13 Mar 2015

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07:29 13/03
Black Redstart
Kent
07:15

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Sun 01 Feb 2015

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11:35 01/02
Pomarine Skua
Kent
08:55

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Thu 28 Aug 2014

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11:17 28/08
Wryneck
Kent

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Sat 09 Aug 2014

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07:18 09/08
Pied Flycatcher
Kent
07:00

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Sun 13 Oct 2013

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18:38 13/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Kent

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Mon 16 Sep 2013

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09:00 16/09
Snow Bunting
Kent
08:15

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Sun 15 Sep 2013

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09:22 15/09
Snow Bunting
Kent
08:15

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Fri 13 Sep 2013

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10:26 13/09
Whinchat
Kent
09:30

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07:56 13/09
Pied Flycatcher
Kent
07:45

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Wed 11 Sep 2013

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07:44 11/09
Long-tailed Skua
Kent

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Wed 17 Apr 2013

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Time
20:56 17/04
Alpine Swift
Kent
19:05

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Sat 06 Apr 2013

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09:41 06/04
Red-breasted Goose
Kent
09:25

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Tue 18 Dec 2012

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15:15 18/12
Snow Bunting
Kent

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Mon 05 Nov 2012

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17:48 05/11
Waxwing
Kent

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Thu 13 Sep 2012

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09:13 13/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Kent
06:30

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Tue 27 Dec 2011

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Time
14:40 27/12
Black Redstart
Kent

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Sun 20 Nov 2011

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Time
11:36 20/11
Twite
Kent
09:30

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Sat 19 Nov 2011

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09:34 19/11
Twite
Kent
08:00

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Fri 02 Sep 2011

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15:04 02/09
Western Osprey
Kent
13:40

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Sat 25 Sep 2010

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16:21 25/09
Black-throated Diver
Kent

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Sat 18 Sep 2010

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12:07 18/09
Lapland Bunting
Kent
11:40

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Mon 30 Aug 2010

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20:06 30/08
Long-tailed Skua
Kent

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Sat 16 Jan 2010

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15:45 16/01
Mediterranean Gull
Kent
11:00

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Sat 29 Nov 2008

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17:52 29/11
Mediterranean Gull
Kent

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