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Wed 07 Feb 2024

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:18 07/02
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
09:14

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Sun 04 Feb 2024

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11:57 04/02
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
11:54

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Mon 29 Jan 2024

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Site
Time
12:38 29/01
European Shag
Cumbria
12:33

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11:34 29/01
European Shag
Cumbria
11:15

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Wed 24 Jan 2024

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Date
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Time
07:55 24/01
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria

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Sun 14 Jan 2024

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Time
14:51 14/01
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
14:48

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Sat 13 Jan 2024

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20:49 13/01
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria

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Wed 03 Jan 2024

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Date
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Location
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Time
17:32 03/01
Black-throated Diver
Cumbria
15:00

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Tue 02 Jan 2024

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Date
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Location
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Time
17:17 02/01
Black-throated Diver
Cumbria

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Mon 01 Jan 2024

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Date
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Time
14:23 01/01
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
13:17

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11:49 01/01
Black-throated Diver
Cumbria
11:38

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Mon 09 Jan 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:20 09/01
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria

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Wed 21 Dec 2022

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Location
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Time
21:16 21/12
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria

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Thu 18 Aug 2022

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Time
17:29 18/08
Common Scoter
Cumbria

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Tue 21 Jun 2022

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Location
Site
Time
16:22 21/06
Black Kite
Cumbria
16:16

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Fri 22 Oct 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:20 22/10
Guillemot
Cumbria
15:18

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Wed 13 Oct 2021

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Time
10:28 13/10
Guillemot
Cumbria

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Wed 06 Oct 2021

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Time
11:20 06/10
Guillemot
Cumbria

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Sat 27 Mar 2021

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Date
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Time
16:04 27/03
Slavonian Grebe
Cumbria
16:03

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09:26 27/03
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria

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Fri 26 Mar 2021

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08:32 26/03
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
07:00

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Wed 24 Mar 2021

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Time
17:55 24/03
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria

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Wed 10 Mar 2021

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Date
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Time
13:00 10/03
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
12:54

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07:42 10/03
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
09/03

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Tue 02 Mar 2021

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Date
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Time
14:21 02/03
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
11:30

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Mon 01 Mar 2021

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Date
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Time
11:50 01/03
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria

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Sun 28 Feb 2021

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Date
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Time
13:51 28/02
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
11:00

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Sat 27 Feb 2021

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Date
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Time
09:49 27/02
Red-throated Diver
Cumbria
09:30

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09:02 27/02
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
08:50

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Fri 26 Feb 2021

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Date
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Time
11:00 26/02
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria

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Sat 21 Nov 2020

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Date
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Time
16:45 21/11
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
15:00

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Tue 30 Jun 2020

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Time
10:08 30/06
Little Gull
Cumbria

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Fri 14 Dec 2018

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:42 14/12
Greater Scaup
Cumbria

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Mon 10 Dec 2018

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Date
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Time
07:31 10/12
Greater Scaup
Cumbria
09/12

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Mon 03 Dec 2018

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Time
11:59 03/12
Greater Scaup
Cumbria

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Sun 18 Nov 2018

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Date
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Time
17:04 18/11
Greater Scaup
Cumbria
17:01

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Wed 28 Mar 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:27 28/03
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria

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Tue 27 Mar 2018

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Date
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Time
07:50 27/03
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria
26/03

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Thu 22 Mar 2018

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Date
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Location
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Time
11:28 22/03
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria
21/03

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Wed 07 Feb 2018

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Date
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Time
15:40 07/02
Iceland Gull
Cumbria
15:23

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Tue 12 Dec 2017

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Date
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Time
11:43 12/12
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria

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Tue 07 Feb 2017

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Date
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Time
16:36 07/02
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria
10:30

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Sun 11 Dec 2016

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Date
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Site
Time
19:27 11/12
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria

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Mon 29 Aug 2016

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Date
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Site
Time
19:32 29/08
Common Scoter
Cumbria

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Mon 06 Jun 2016

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Time
16:59 06/06
Bufflehead
Cumbria

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Tue 31 May 2016

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Time
08:47 31/05
Bufflehead
Cumbria
30/05

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Sun 24 Apr 2016

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Time
22:05 24/04
Hoopoe
Cumbria

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Mon 29 Dec 2014

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Date
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Time
15:45 29/12
Great Northern Diver
Cumbria
28/12

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Mon 12 May 2014

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12:21 12/05
Western Osprey
Cumbria
10:20

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Fri 17 Jan 2014

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Date
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18:09 17/01
Little Gull
Cumbria
16:15

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Tue 14 Jan 2014

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Time
22:40 14/01
Little Gull
Cumbria

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Wed 30 Oct 2013

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Date
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Time
21:21 30/10
Red-crested Pochard
Cumbria

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Fri 26 Oct 2012

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Date
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Time
23:01 26/10
Common Scoter
Cumbria

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Sun 20 Mar 2011

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Date
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Time
13:39 20/03
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria
11:00

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Thu 31 Dec 2009

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Date
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Site
Time
18:57 31/12
Common Scoter
Cumbria

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Sat 19 Dec 2009

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Site
Time
21:19 19/12
Long-tailed Duck
Cumbria

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Thu 02 Jul 2009

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Site
Time
18:41 02/07
Red Kite
Cumbria

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Tue 17 Mar 2009

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Date
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Site
Time
10:56 17/03
Whooper Swan
Cumbria
10:45

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Thu 11 Dec 2008

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Date
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Time
21:59 11/12
Common Scoter
Cumbria

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Sat 28 Jan 2006

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:48 28/01
Grey Phalarope
Cumbria

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Fri 27 Jan 2006

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Time
15:56 27/01
Grey Phalarope
Cumbria

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Thu 26 Jan 2006

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14:02 26/01
Grey Phalarope
Cumbria

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11:52 26/01
Grey Phalarope
Cumbria

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Wed 25 Jan 2006

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14:27 25/01
Grey Phalarope
Cumbria
14:00

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Tue 24 Jan 2006

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16:28 24/01
Grey Phalarope
Cumbria

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13:35 24/01
Grey Phalarope
Cumbria

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