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Sun 11 Feb 2024

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Time
15:37 11/02
Glaucous Gull
Northumberland

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Tue 30 Jan 2024

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12:40 30/01
Black-throated Diver
Northumberland

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Thu 28 Dec 2023

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15:06 28/12
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Sat 25 Nov 2023

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16:40 25/11
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Tue 07 Nov 2023

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10:50 07/11
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Tue 24 Oct 2023

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16:02 24/10
Twite
Northumberland

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Mon 02 Oct 2023

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10:36 02/10
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland
01/10

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Mon 18 Sep 2023

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16:49 18/09
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Fri 01 Sep 2023

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Time
10:12 01/09
Black Tern
Northumberland

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07:16 01/09
Balearic Shearwater
Northumberland
07:02

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Sat 17 Jun 2023

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12:05 17/06
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Thu 18 May 2023

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13:37 18/05
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Sat 01 Apr 2023

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Time
12:35 01/04
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland
12:33

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Wed 22 Feb 2023

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12:06 22/02
Great Northern Diver
Northumberland

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Tue 07 Feb 2023

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Time
20:01 07/02
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Sun 08 Jan 2023

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Time
12:58 08/01
Slavonian Grebe
Northumberland

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Thu 08 Dec 2022

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Time
14:00 08/12
Little Auk
Northumberland

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Mon 05 Dec 2022

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19:13 05/12
Little Auk
Northumberland
14:05

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Sun 04 Dec 2022

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13:36 04/12
Little Auk
Northumberland

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Sat 26 Nov 2022

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12:49 26/11
Little Auk
Northumberland
12:47

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Wed 19 Oct 2022

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13:51 19/10
Slavonian Grebe
Northumberland

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11:30 19/10
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Sun 16 Oct 2022

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17:47 16/10
Slavonian Grebe
Northumberland

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Fri 14 Oct 2022

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19:10 14/10
Great Northern Diver
Northumberland

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Sat 08 Oct 2022

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15:12 08/10
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Thu 29 Sep 2022

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19:07 29/09
Pomarine Skua
Northumberland

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Mon 19 Sep 2022

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18:09 19/09
Black-throated Diver
Northumberland

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Wed 07 Sep 2022

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19:26 07/09
Red-necked Grebe
Northumberland
18:08

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Wed 24 Aug 2022

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20:36 24/08
Black Tern
Northumberland

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16:55 24/08
Black Tern
Northumberland

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Tue 23 Aug 2022

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11:40 23/08
Cory's Shearwater
Northumberland
11:36

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Wed 17 Aug 2022

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20:14 17/08
Black Tern
Northumberland

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Mon 15 Aug 2022

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Time
18:28 15/08
Black Tern
Northumberland

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Thu 11 Aug 2022

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07:48 11/08
Red-necked Grebe
Northumberland

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Wed 10 Aug 2022

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Time
22:22 10/08
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Sun 31 Jul 2022

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17:58 31/07
Roseate Tern
Northumberland
17:58

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Fri 29 Jul 2022

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21:26 29/07
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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20:03 29/07
Red-necked Grebe
Northumberland

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Tue 26 Jul 2022

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21:05 26/07
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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Sat 23 Jul 2022

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19:43 23/07
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Fri 22 Jul 2022

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16:28 22/07
Red-necked Grebe
Northumberland

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15:34 22/07
Red-necked Grebe
Northumberland

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Thu 21 Jul 2022

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Time
19:28 21/07
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Tue 19 Jul 2022

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Site
Time
21:54 19/07
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Fri 15 Jul 2022

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16:46 15/07
Roseate Tern
Northumberland
14:51

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Sun 20 Feb 2022

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Time
12:36 20/02
Long-tailed Duck
Northumberland

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Thu 10 Feb 2022

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Date
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Time
15:54 10/02
Black-throated Diver
Northumberland
15:54

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Tue 08 Feb 2022

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Time
12:27 08/02
Black-throated Diver
Northumberland

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Mon 07 Feb 2022

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Time
13:12 07/02
Black-throated Diver
Northumberland

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Fri 31 Dec 2021

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Time
14:23 31/12
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Mon 27 Dec 2021

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12:21 27/12
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Thu 25 Nov 2021

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11:17 25/11
Puffin
Northumberland
24/11

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Mon 15 Nov 2021

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Time
12:32 15/11
Great Northern Diver
Northumberland

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Sun 07 Nov 2021

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Time
13:27 07/11
Slavonian Grebe
Northumberland

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Tue 02 Nov 2021

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08:08 02/11
Slavonian Grebe
Northumberland

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Thu 28 Oct 2021

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09:44 28/10
Little Gull
Northumberland
09:41

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Wed 27 Oct 2021

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15:55 27/10
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Mon 18 Oct 2021

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Time
21:02 18/10
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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16:23 18/10
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Fri 15 Oct 2021

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13:51 15/10
Greater Scaup
Northumberland

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13:41 15/10
Black Guillemot
Northumberland

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Wed 13 Oct 2021

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13:49 13/10
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland
13:37

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Thu 30 Sep 2021

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19:25 30/09
White-billed Diver
Northumberland

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17:31 30/09
White-billed Diver
Northumberland
17:19

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Wed 29 Sep 2021

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12:42 29/09
Greater Scaup
Northumberland

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Tue 28 Sep 2021

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14:59 28/09
Greater Scaup
Northumberland

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Wed 15 Sep 2021

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14:11 15/09
Slavonian Grebe
Northumberland

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Tue 14 Sep 2021

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15:35 14/09
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Mon 13 Sep 2021

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16:33 13/09
Balearic Shearwater
Northumberland
16:31

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16:11 13/09
Pomarine Skua
Northumberland

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Sun 12 Sep 2021

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20:14 12/09
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Wed 08 Sep 2021

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20:49 08/09
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Thu 02 Sep 2021

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20:34 02/09
Pomarine Skua
Northumberland

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19:36 02/09
Little Gull
Northumberland

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18:52 02/09
Sabine's Gull
Northumberland
18:45

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18:34 02/09
Pomarine Skua
Northumberland
18:28

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17:14 02/09
Long-tailed Skua
Northumberland
17:12

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Wed 01 Sep 2021

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14:18 01/09
Great Northern Diver
Northumberland

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Tue 31 Aug 2021

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19:52 31/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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Sun 29 Aug 2021

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08:11 29/08
Long-tailed Skua
Northumberland
07:58

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Fri 27 Aug 2021

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19:52 27/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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19:22 27/08
Balearic Shearwater
Northumberland

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18:05 27/08
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Northumberland
18:02

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Thu 26 Aug 2021

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19:21 26/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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Tue 24 Aug 2021

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21:35 24/08
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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18:01 24/08
Black Tern
Northumberland
17:58

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Sun 22 Aug 2021

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18:42 22/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland

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Wed 18 Aug 2021

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13:28 18/08
Balearic Shearwater
Northumberland

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Tue 17 Aug 2021

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10:53 17/08
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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Mon 16 Aug 2021

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19:43 16/08
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland

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16:19 16/08
Velvet Scoter
Northumberland
16:18

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Sat 07 Aug 2021

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20:14 07/08
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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18:03 07/08
Little Gull
Northumberland

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Sun 01 Aug 2021

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21:13 01/08
Sooty Shearwater
Northumberland
20:52

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11:10 01/08
Pomarine Skua
Northumberland
11:05

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08:34 01/08
Black Tern
Northumberland

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Wed 30 Jun 2021

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22:08 30/06
Roseate Tern
Northumberland

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Tue 30 Mar 2021

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19:35 30/03
Black-throated Diver
Northumberland

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Sun 21 Mar 2021

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18:12 21/03
Whooper Swan
Northumberland

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Sun 07 Mar 2021

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18:27 07/03
Black-throated Diver
Northumberland

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