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Mon 30 Oct 2023

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13:57 30/10

Black Redstart

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Sun 29 Oct 2023

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16:43 29/10

Black Redstart

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Fri 27 Oct 2023

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12:05 27/10

Snow Bunting

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Tue 10 Oct 2023

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11:17 10/10

Great Spotted Woodpecker

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Fri 29 Sep 2023

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12:56 29/09

American Golden Plover

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Fri 26 May 2023

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17:17 26/05

Common Quail

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Sun 21 May 2023

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12:54 21/05

Killer Whale

12:48

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Fri 09 Sep 2022

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13:45 09/09

Red-breasted Flycatcher

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12:32 09/09

Red-backed Shrike

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Sat 12 Feb 2022

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10:09 12/02

Snow Bunting

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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17:56 05/10

Snow Goose

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Sun 27 Sep 2020

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12:19 27/09

Lapland Bunting

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Thu 10 Sep 2020

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17:29 10/09

Sooty Shearwater

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Sat 06 Jun 2020

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14:50 06/06

European Bee-eater

13:49

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Wed 03 Jun 2020

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11:41 03/06

European Bee-eater

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Tue 02 Jun 2020

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10:48 02/06

European Bee-eater

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Sun 31 May 2020

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16:28 31/05

European Bee-eater

15:56

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14:23 31/05

European Bee-eater

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Fri 01 May 2020

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10:00 01/05

Common Redstart

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Fri 24 Apr 2020

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15:18 24/04

Black Redstart

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Mon 20 Apr 2020

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16:07 20/04

Bluethroat

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Sat 16 Nov 2019

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11:14 16/11

Siberian Chiffchaff

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

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22:04 10/10

Yellow-browed Warbler

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Fri 27 Sep 2019

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16:55 27/09

Red-breasted Flycatcher

16:50

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Sun 03 Sep 2017

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15:00 03/09

Sooty Shearwater

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Sat 13 May 2017

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17:07 13/05

Bluethroat

16:40

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Thu 07 May 2015

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07:39 07/05

Eurasian Crag Martin

06/05

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Wed 23 Oct 2013

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09:42 23/10

Black-bellied Dipper

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Tue 22 Oct 2013

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16:20 22/10

Black-bellied Dipper

15:00

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Tue 16 Oct 2012

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11:52 16/10

Barred Warbler

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Sat 18 Aug 2012

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20:15 18/08

Red-backed Shrike

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Fri 17 Aug 2012

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09:25 17/08

Red-backed Shrike

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Wed 23 May 2012

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20:01 23/05

Richard's Pipit

16:20

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Mon 05 Mar 2012

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07:58 05/03

Taiga Bean Goose

04/03

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Tue 31 Jan 2012

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14:32 31/01

Glaucous Gull

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Sat 01 Oct 2011

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16:21 01/10

Richard's Pipit

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Tue 20 Sep 2011

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19:30 20/09

Red-backed Shrike

13:30

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Sun 18 Sep 2011

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17:01 18/09

Red-backed Shrike

16:00

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Sun 29 May 2011

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18:13 29/05

European Bee-eater

27/05

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Sat 09 Oct 2010

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20:01 09/10

Firecrest

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Tue 17 Aug 2010

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16:30 17/08

Whimbrel

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