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Sun 06 Nov 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:10 06/11
Snow Bunting
Lothian
16:30

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Sat 05 Nov 2022

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07:59 05/11
Little Auk
Lothian
07:57

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Thu 03 Nov 2022

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Site
Time
17:01 03/11
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Tue 01 Nov 2022

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Time
12:19 01/11
Pallid Swift
Lothian
11:35

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Mon 31 Oct 2022

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Time
17:46 31/10
Pallid Swift
Lothian

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Sun 30 Oct 2022

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Time
18:34 30/10
Pallid Swift
Lothian

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13:05 30/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Lothian

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10:40 30/10
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Thu 27 Oct 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:39 27/10
Common/Pallid Swift
Lothian

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Sat 22 Oct 2022

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Site
Time
16:18 22/10
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Tue 18 Oct 2022

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Location
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Time
16:02 18/10
Cory's Shearwater
Lothian

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Sun 09 Oct 2022

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Time
17:07 09/10
Caspian Tern
Lothian

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Sun 02 Oct 2022

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Time
14:42 02/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Lothian

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Thu 22 Sep 2022

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Time
10:37 22/09
Common Minke Whale
Lothian

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Sat 17 Sep 2022

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Date
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Site
Time
18:29 17/09
Long-tailed Skua
Lothian
18:15

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Fri 16 Sep 2022

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Location
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Time
19:44 16/09
Pomarine Skua
Lothian
18:40

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Wed 14 Sep 2022

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Time
09:00 14/09
Roseate Tern
Lothian

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Sat 10 Sep 2022

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Time
16:49 10/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Lothian

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13:10 10/09
Barred Warbler
Lothian

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Sun 04 Sep 2022

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Date
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Location
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Time
18:58 04/09
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian
18:30

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18:52 04/09
Little Stint
Lothian

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Sat 03 Sep 2022

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Time
18:38 03/09
Little Stint
Lothian
18:30

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12:33 03/09
Little Stint
Lothian

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Thu 25 Aug 2022

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Date
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Time
08:18 25/08
Spotted Redshank
Lothian

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Tue 09 Aug 2022

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Time
13:00 09/08
Black Kite
Lothian
12:30

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Sun 15 May 2022

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Date
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Time
08:18 15/05
European Honey Buzzard
Lothian
14/05

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Thu 05 May 2022

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Time
18:35 05/05
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Sun 01 May 2022

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Time
14:59 01/05
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Thu 28 Apr 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:11 28/04
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Mon 18 Apr 2022

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Date
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Site
Time
14:55 18/04
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Sun 17 Apr 2022

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Time
16:17 17/04
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Wed 13 Apr 2022

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Date
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Site
Time
18:01 13/04
Long-tailed Duck
Lothian

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Sat 09 Apr 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:52 09/04
Western Osprey
Lothian
13:42

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Mon 21 Mar 2022

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Date
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Site
Time
09:05 21/03
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Tue 15 Mar 2022

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Date
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Site
Time
21:31 15/03
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Tue 08 Mar 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:11 08/03
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Fri 04 Mar 2022

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Time
14:25 04/03
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Tue 01 Mar 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:41 01/03
Black Redstart
Lothian
28/02

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Thu 24 Feb 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:40 24/02
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Mon 21 Feb 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:16 21/02
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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16:00 21/02
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Sat 19 Feb 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:42 19/02
Water Pipit
Lothian
11:15

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Wed 02 Feb 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:28 02/02
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Mon 31 Jan 2022

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:30 31/01
Glaucous Gull
Lothian
15:30

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16:49 31/01
Water Pipit
Lothian

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14:40 31/01
Black Redstart
Lothian
13:49

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Sun 30 Jan 2022

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Location
Site
Time
13:55 30/01
Black Redstart
Lothian

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13:30 30/01
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Fri 28 Jan 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:28 28/01
Water Pipit
Lothian
12:56

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Tue 25 Jan 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:37 25/01
Black Redstart
Lothian
12:27

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Mon 24 Jan 2022

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Location
Site
Time
12:40 24/01
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Sun 23 Jan 2022

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Time
17:15 23/01
Water Pipit
Lothian

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13:48 23/01
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Sat 22 Jan 2022

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Site
Time
15:30 22/01
Black Redstart
Lothian

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12:43 22/01
Water Pipit
Lothian
12:03

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Fri 21 Jan 2022

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Time
15:57 21/01
Black Redstart
Lothian
15:49

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Mon 17 Jan 2022

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Location
Site
Time
13:00 17/01
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Sun 16 Jan 2022

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Time
16:12 16/01
Black Redstart
Lothian

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07:55 16/01
Water Pipit
Lothian
15/01

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Sat 15 Jan 2022

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Time
16:15 15/01
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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11:34 15/01
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Tue 11 Jan 2022

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Time
13:54 11/01
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Mon 10 Jan 2022

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Time
13:55 10/01
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Tue 28 Dec 2021

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Time
16:31 28/12
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Thu 02 Dec 2021

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Location
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Time
18:22 02/12
Grey Phalarope
Lothian

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10:33 02/12
Grey Phalarope
Lothian

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Sun 28 Nov 2021

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Time
16:32 28/11
Water Pipit
Lothian

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15:56 28/11
Red-necked Grebe
Lothian

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Sat 27 Nov 2021

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Time
21:18 27/11
Grey Phalarope
Lothian

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15:20 27/11
Grey Phalarope
Lothian

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14:57 27/11
Little Auk
Lothian

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Fri 19 Nov 2021

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17:36 19/11
Little Auk
Lothian

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Sun 14 Nov 2021

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19:52 14/11
Short-eared Owl
Lothian

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11:26 14/11
Water Pipit
Lothian

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Thu 11 Nov 2021

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17:12 11/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Lothian

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Thu 21 Oct 2021

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11:59 21/10
Pomarine Skua
Lothian

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Sun 10 Oct 2021

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08:39 10/10
White-tailed Eagle
Lothian

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Fri 01 Oct 2021

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07:58 01/10
Little Gull
Lothian
30/09

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Sat 18 Sep 2021

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Site
Time
10:33 18/09
Pied Flycatcher
Lothian

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Thu 16 Sep 2021

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Time
12:52 16/09
Common Minke Whale
Lothian

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Wed 15 Sep 2021

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13:07 15/09
Common Minke Whale
Lothian

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Tue 14 Sep 2021

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09:17 14/09
Spotted Redshank
Lothian

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Mon 24 May 2021

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12:40 24/05
Russian White-fronted Goose
Lothian

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Sun 23 May 2021

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21:10 23/05
Russian White-fronted Goose
Lothian

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Sun 16 May 2021

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14:48 16/05
Glaucous Gull
Lothian

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Wed 12 May 2021

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17:25 12/05
Western Osprey
Lothian
16:05

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Sun 02 May 2021

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19:40 02/05
Long-tailed Duck
Lothian

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Sun 18 Apr 2021

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20:36 18/04
Long-tailed Duck
Lothian

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Thu 15 Apr 2021

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13:59 15/04
Slavonian Grebe
Lothian

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Wed 31 Mar 2021

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18:10 31/03
Long-tailed Duck
Lothian

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Mon 29 Mar 2021

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07:47 29/03
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Sat 27 Mar 2021

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11:10 27/03
Black Redstart
Lothian
10:00

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Fri 26 Mar 2021

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15:51 26/03
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Thu 25 Mar 2021

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11:28 25/03
Whooper Swan
Lothian

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Wed 24 Mar 2021

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10:20 24/03
Long-tailed Duck
Lothian

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Sun 21 Mar 2021

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09:35 21/03
Iceland Gull
Lothian

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Sun 07 Mar 2021

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10:22 07/03
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Sat 27 Feb 2021

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11:32 27/02
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Thu 25 Feb 2021

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09:51 25/02
Black Redstart
Lothian

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Thu 18 Feb 2021

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Time
15:29 18/02
Golden Eagle
Lothian
15:15

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