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Tue 16 Apr 2024

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Date
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Location
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Time
13:51 16/04
Common Redstart
Durham
13:46

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12:31 16/04
Common Redstart
Durham
12:31

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08:13 16/04
Common Redstart
Durham

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Wed 10 Apr 2024

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Time
08:03 10/04
Iceland Gull
Durham

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Thu 26 Oct 2023

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Time
09:34 26/10
Northern Bullfinch
Durham
25/10

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Sat 21 Oct 2023

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18:02 21/10
Twite
Durham

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Fri 20 Oct 2023

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Time
12:57 20/10
Pomarine Skua
Durham

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12:09 20/10
Pomarine Skua
Durham

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10:08 20/10
Pomarine Skua
Durham
10:02

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Thu 19 Oct 2023

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Date
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Time
10:53 19/10
Pomarine Skua
Durham
10:45

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10:34 19/10
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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Wed 18 Oct 2023

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Time
17:19 18/10
Snow Bunting
Durham
16:30

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Tue 17 Oct 2023

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Time
10:06 17/10
Glaucous Gull
Durham
09:56

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Tue 12 Sep 2023

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Time
10:34 12/09
Fea's-type petrel
Durham
10:28

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Wed 06 Sep 2023

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Time
10:48 06/09
Brown Booby
Durham
10:39

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Fri 16 Jun 2023

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Time
21:07 16/06
Osprey
Durham
20:18

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Sun 02 Apr 2023

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Location
Site
Time
12:23 02/04
Iceland Gull
Durham
12:05

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10:15 02/04
Iceland Gull
Durham
10:13

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09:13 02/04
Iceland Gull
Durham
09:07

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Sat 01 Apr 2023

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Location
Site
Time
08:01 01/04
Snow Bunting
Durham

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Sun 26 Mar 2023

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Time
20:11 26/03
Iceland Gull
Durham

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12:03 26/03
Glaucous Gull
Durham

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Fri 24 Mar 2023

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Location
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Time
12:55 24/03
Black Redstart
Durham
11:00

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Thu 23 Mar 2023

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Time
13:50 23/03
Black Redstart
Durham

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Wed 22 Mar 2023

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Time
09:23 22/03
Black Redstart
Durham

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Tue 21 Mar 2023

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12:25 21/03
Black Redstart
Durham
12:17

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Mon 20 Mar 2023

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17:24 20/03
Black Redstart
Durham
16:15

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Fri 17 Mar 2023

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15:06 17/03
Black Redstart
Durham
15:05

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Wed 15 Mar 2023

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12:59 15/03
Black Redstart
Durham

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Mon 13 Mar 2023

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14:06 13/03
Black Redstart
Durham
14:00

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10:59 13/03
Black Redstart
Durham
10:56

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Thu 02 Mar 2023

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Time
11:08 02/03
Iceland Gull
Durham
11:07

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Sat 25 Feb 2023

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Time
07:39 25/02
Iceland Gull
Durham
07:36

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Sat 03 Sep 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:25 03/09
Long-tailed Skua
Durham
08:24

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Mon 29 Aug 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:01 29/08
Cory's Shearwater
Durham
17:57

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17:05 29/08
Long-tailed Skua
Durham
17:00

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Wed 17 Aug 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:48 17/08
Cory's Shearwater
Durham

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08:41 17/08
Sooty Shearwater
Durham

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07:00 17/08
Balearic Shearwater
Durham
06:45

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Tue 16 Aug 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:57 16/08
Yellow-legged Gull
Durham
11:00

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09:51 16/08
Sooty Shearwater
Durham
09:49

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Thu 02 Dec 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:46 02/12
Glaucous Gull
Durham
11:44

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Sun 28 Nov 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:43 28/11
Iceland Gull
Durham

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15:03 28/11
Little Auk
Durham

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14:04 28/11
Brünnich's Guillemot
Durham
14:00

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13:21 28/11
White-billed Diver
Durham

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13:17 28/11
Brünnich's Guillemot
Durham

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12:07 28/11
Brünnich's Guillemot
Durham
12:05

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12:00 28/11
Brünnich's Guillemot
Durham
11:54

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Thu 04 Nov 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
07:36 04/11
Little Auk
Durham

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Mon 25 Oct 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:04 25/10
Little Gull
Durham

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Wed 13 Oct 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:30 13/10
Jack Snipe
Durham

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Mon 11 Oct 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:15 11/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Sun 10 Oct 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:39 10/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Fri 08 Oct 2021

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Date
Species
Location
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Time
18:26 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham
17:35

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08:59 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Thu 07 Oct 2021

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Date
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Time
09:10 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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08:13 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Sun 19 Sep 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:32 19/09
Pied Flycatcher
Durham

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Fri 03 Sep 2021

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Time
10:04 03/09
Pied Flycatcher
Durham

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Thu 02 Sep 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:56 02/09
Sabine's Gull
Durham
07:49

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Sat 03 Apr 2021

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11:09 03/04
Iceland Gull
Durham
07:45

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Fri 12 Feb 2021

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17:36 12/02
Iceland Gull
Durham

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Thu 11 Feb 2021

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Time
14:16 11/02
Iceland Gull
Durham

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Thu 04 Feb 2021

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15:08 04/02
Twite
Durham

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Mon 25 Jan 2021

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Time
17:31 25/01
Iceland Gull
Durham

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Mon 02 Nov 2020

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Location
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Time
16:47 02/11
Sand Martin
Durham
01/11

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Thu 08 Oct 2020

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10:40 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Tue 29 Sep 2020

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16:14 29/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Mon 28 Sep 2020

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18:18 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Sun 27 Sep 2020

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10:41 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Sat 19 Sep 2020

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Time
07:11 19/09
Velvet Scoter
Durham
06:48

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Sun 16 Aug 2020

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18:24 16/08
Long-tailed Skua
Durham

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Mon 15 Jun 2020

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Date
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09:03 15/06
Marsh Warbler
Durham

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Sun 14 Jun 2020

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08:07 14/06
Marsh Warbler
Durham

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Mon 08 Jun 2020

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08:16 08/06
Snow Bunting
Durham
08:09

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Thu 30 Jan 2020

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13:59 30/01
Twite
Durham
10:00

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Fri 08 Nov 2019

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12:39 08/11
Little Auk
Durham
11:15

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Wed 30 Oct 2019

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20:38 30/10
Little Auk
Durham

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Mon 14 Oct 2019

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18:07 14/10
Little Gull
Durham
17:00

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Sat 12 Oct 2019

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21:04 12/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

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15:43 10/10
Little Gull
Durham

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13:44 10/10
Barred Warbler
Durham

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Fri 04 Oct 2019

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08:54 04/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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17:52 28/09
Whinchat
Durham

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07:56 28/09
Alpine Swift
Durham

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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08:35 14/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Wed 11 Apr 2018

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11:07 11/04
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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Thu 05 Apr 2018

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17:46 05/04
Black Redstart
Durham
14:43

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10:24 05/04
Black Redstart
Durham

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Wed 04 Apr 2018

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17:21 04/04
Iceland Gull
Durham

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11:54 04/04
Iceland Gull
Durham
11:29

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10:42 04/04
Black Redstart
Durham
10:00

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Tue 03 Apr 2018

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16:46 03/04
Black Redstart
Durham
16:30

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14:31 03/04
Black Redstart
Durham
13:00

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12:12 03/04
Ring Ouzel
Durham

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10:10 03/04
Black Redstart
Durham

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Sun 01 Apr 2018

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17:58 01/04
Black Redstart
Durham

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Tue 20 Mar 2018

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15:48 20/03
Iceland Gull
Durham
14:45

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09:11 20/03
Glaucous Gull
Durham

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