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Valerie
Nov. 28, 2008 sighting feeding on a plumbago bush at dusk in North Fort Myers, FL USA. It actually had almost a flourescent pink wing with the striped body. It never alighted but kept flying constantly and was not at all afraid of us watching. LOCATION: 26.7176,-81.8203 DATE: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:52:50 UTC

Ron Bragg
I have worked in a large garden in this location for over 5 years. Up until this year we have always enjoyed having Humming-bird Hawk-moths here in the summer/autumn - they always seem attracted to Blue flowers ie Ceratostigma, Nepeta etc. This year we have not seen a single one - very sad & rather worrying. LOCATION: 50.7312,-3.0652 DATE: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:11:33 UTC

Charles Johns
Hummingbird hawk moth seen feeding on lavender 14 nov. 2008 LOCATION: 51.7338,-4.7324 DATE: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:10:56 GMT

Mark Phillips
Hi just wanted to tell you that I just seen a hummingbird hawkmoth in my backgarden.09.15am of 05th of Nov 2008At first I thought it was a native UK hummingbird but after a little research I quickly found that there is none in the uk and it was most likely a hawk moth. This tuck me back 35 years when I was a lad and had a deep interest in butterflys and moths. the family use to go to a butterfly farm near yeovil. I started to breed japanesse owl moths and stick insects.anyway, what caught my eye was the hovering, Fantastic. LOCATION: 51.2606,-2.1967 DATE: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:54:57 UTC

Sarah Leedham
I saw one in the North of Serbia during the last week of September. Is that unusual; shouldn't it have migrated North by then? LOCATION: 53.000000,-1.133300 DATE: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 13:18:25 UTC WOtM team: Not unheard of but it's probably on its way south not north at that point.

Karen E
Spotted one on a jasmine vine in Taormina Sicily, on approximately 23 October 2008. I had never seen one before, so I was quite intrigued. LOCATION: 37.4958,15.2051 DATE: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:30:08 GMT

Marcus Chapman
Trebetherick, Cornwall September 2006 LOCATION: 50.5483,-4.9329 DATE: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:18:48 UTC

Julie Dubieniec
I am an ex-pat artist and teacher, living with my husband and sometimes family, above a gorge in a small village in the Auvergne... 2 years. There is a lot of wildlife and rare plants here. I was brought up in Cornwall where my husband worked for the Nature Trust for a few years,and then moved to Kent with my family. Everything -apart from the language-reminds me of when I was young and living in the countryside, very calm. I love looking at your site, wanting to learn more about the often strange to me, wildlife that I see... there don't seem to be many Nature books written about the area - do you know of any? About a month ago, we saw a hummingbird hawkmoth as we were having lunch outside a cafe at a place called Ambert. The air was so clear and sunny there on that day. If there is anyone who wants to come and visit us they are very welcome! Yours sincerely, Julie Dubieniec. LOCATION: 45.933300,2.833300 DATE: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:38:03 GMT

Terry Page
We have a regular Humming Bird Hawk Moth, that visits our Jasmin Tree here in Sierra-de Yeguas, Andalucia. We have this week had a medium sized month on our front door, I have taken a photo but am still trying to identify it and that is how I found your site. LOCATION: 36.616699,-4.500000 DATE: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:26:48 UTC

Maureen
I found a large fat caterpiller, completley black about 9 mm long with no markings, thought it might be a hummingbird hawk moth catterpiller but the colour and marking are different and it seemed aggressive when touched, any ideas? LOCATION: 38.6448,0.0027 DATE: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:14:38 UTC

Lori Eichelberger
I found one of these critters, and it cant fly??? I was wondering if I can do something for this poor creature.............it has been at my work for a week or so........... LOCATION: 40.8431,-97.5998 DATE: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:33:04 GMT

Barry Andrews
I think I have spotted a Humming bird hawk moth catapiller. It fits the discription. Green with a horn at the rear and yellowish bands. It is about 7.5cm long and about 1cm in diameter. It was feeding on my fushia bush. I have photos. LOCATION: 53.0691,-2.4812 DATE: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:26:30 UTC

Carla & Rob
Hummingbird Hawk Moth seen feeding in our garden 20/09/08 LOCATION: 51.9981,-0.5136 DATE: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:17:38 GMT

Sarah Haller - West Yorkshire
We have just returned from a trip to Austria where we saw dozens of the beautiful moths on window boxes and flowering shrubs both in the mountain villages at 2500m plus and in the city of Innsbruck. Another English couple we were speaking to outside the cathedral in Innsbruck (where we were watching the moths) said that they "had them in Tescos back home". She meant to say that she had seen them around the flowers in her local Tescos, not the Tescos were selling them, I believe! LOCATION: 53.700001,-1.616700 DATE: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:59:09 UTC

Rachel
My husband saw the humingbird hawk moth in Tossa de Mar in mid August and mistook it for a humming bird and this afternoon I saw the same critter amonst the flowers near our swimming pool in Barcelona and after showing my husband the photos on this site he confirmed that we saw was the same thing. Amazing creature, I had no idea that such a moth existed LOCATION: 41.3929,2.1780 DATE: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:06:11 GMT

Alyson Bainbridge
Hummingbird Hawk-Moth seen here 11/09/08 feeding at window boxes. Altitude approx 1450m. LOCATION: 46.0282,7.1191 DATE: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:09:05 UTC

Denis Horscroft
This is the second time I have seen the humming hawk moth in three years and I have seen it in the same location both times in Sheeness caravan park, England. Yours sincerely, Denis Horscroft LOCATION: 51.4283,0.7663 DATE: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:53:44 UTC

Mr R Edgar
Hello, We spotted one of these Humming-bird-hawk-moth's in our garden in the last week in August just south of nottingham. LOCATION: 52.9172,-0.9668 DATE: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:32:38 UTC

Paulene Ashmore
Hummingbird Hawk Moths feeding on my window boxes planted with bizzie lizzies outside of my shop in Rye, East Sussex. They were causing quite a stir amongst passers-by. This is the fourth year in a row that I have noticed them and always at about this time of year. It's a pity that they are not all year round as they are quite good for business! LOCATION: 50.9550,0.7388 DATE: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:49:29 UTC

Chris Hodgson
Humming bird hawk moths a frequent visitor to our ski chalet in Morzine the french alps. Altitude aprox 1100m where they feed on many alpine flowers.... you can see pictures of the garden at our web-site www.morzine365.com LOCATION: 46.1574,6.7023 DATE: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:30:25 GMT

Debbie Dean
We regularly saw the humming bird hawk moth in the garden of the villa we hired near Arriate in Andalucia over the last two weeks of August (2008). They especially enjoyed the lavender plants within the garden and the kids loved watching them though they moved about the garden very quickly. LOCATION: 51.000000,-0.933300 DATE: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:59:56 UTC

Paul Newlands
Saw one for the first time in my life, but it took me a week to find out what this thing feeding at our sunflowers was. Located in the village of El Contador, Almeria, Spain. LOCATION: 37.5968,-2.3346 DATE: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:13:17 UTC

John Halstead
Hummingbird hawk moth feeding in our garden sunday morning on honeysucle and bizzy lizzy LOCATION: 52.5730,1.4612 DATE: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:56:16 GMT

jenny Farrant
Beckley, Rye, east sussex... We saw a humming-bird hawk-moth on Saturday evening feeding amongst the flowing plants on our terrace while I was watering pots. It continued working for some little while before flying off . Very hot and sunny day after gloomy overcast week. LOCATION: 54.000000,-2.000000 DATE: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 06:59:56 UTC

CAROLE ROLFE
I HAVE SEEN THE HUMMING BIRD HAWK MOTH MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS IN THE SOUTH HAMS AREA, WHEN LIVING IN IVYBRIDGE AND NOW NEAR THE COAST AT KINGSTON (POSTCODE TQ7) YOU FIRST NOTICE THE HUMMING SOUND. AMAZING.BUT TODAY I AM TRYING TO IDENTIFY A GORGEOUS CATERPILLAR SEEN 26 08 08 ON A SMALL VARIETY OF WILLOW HERB IN MY GARDEN IN THE SOUTH HAMS DEVON.IT WAS VERY EXOTIC IN APPEARANCE.IT IS ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG FAT SMOOTH WITH A SPIKED TAIL. IT`S FRONT END LOOKS REMARKABLY LIKE A CHINESE DRAGON OR A SNAKE OR EVEN TIGER LIKE.BODY MOTTLED BROWN-GREY OVER A SANDY PINK UNDERTONE. SEVEN SECTIONED BODY PLUS TAIL AND HEAD. THE ROUNDED HEAD SANDY PINK WITH DISTINCT BROWN FACE MARKINGS ALSO HAS WHITE FALSE EYE MARKINGS 2 ON EACH SIDE.THE MOUTH PART IS A GREY BLUE AND EXTENDS WHEN IT EATS.i MANAGED TO TAKE SOME GOOD IMAGES LOCATION: 50.900002,-1.400000 DATE: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:08:39 GMT

Mona Wizenberg
I saw a hummingbird Hawkmoth for the first time in my life(I am 54) last week(August 20 2008) in Dollard des Ormeaux , Montreal Quebec in Canada. It was on my honeysuckles and I thought it was a hummingbird! I am an avid birder and it really had me puzzled right up to the little black marks of its "tail". I checked the internet and found videos and pics and it was one, 100%. I did not know we get them in this part of the world. Is this unusual? LOCATION: 45.4524,-73.8611 DATE: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:05:10 GMT

Lisa
Saw this a few times within a few days. Thought it was a humming bird. Got a closer look at it on August 21, 2008. It hovered right by me while in the garden. Wasn't too scared of us standing there. Strange-looking critter! LOCATION: 30.4226,-90.3818 DATE: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:09:22 UTC

mark williams
have been watching one of these wonderful insects in my garden this morning in Stavros,on the Akrotiri peninsula, Crete LOCATION: 35.5792,24.0903 DATE: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:53:54 UTC

G Roberts
Had a Hummingbird Hawkmoth hovering at my geraniums for nearly 15 minutes on 15/08/08 at about 5.30pm. LOCATION: 53.3473,-0.0604 DATE: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:24:05 UTC

Cathy Caudwell
Hummingbird hawkmoth sighted at PH14 9ST at about 5.30 pm on 14th August 2008. Map marks the location. Only one individual seen. It was feeding at a mauve coloured Buddleia. LOCATION: 56.4822,-3.2410 DATE: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:03:05 UTC

carole adshead
A hummingbird hawk-moth visited my garden in Colwyn Bay yesterday, 12th August 2008. I have never seen one before but identified it from a nature guide. What a wonderful moth. It enjoyed the petunias flying away before I had chance to take a photo. Is this a usual area for one to visit ? LOCATION: 53.2784,-3.7244 DATE: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:29:17 UTC WOtM team: Generally, it is unusual to see Humming-bird Hawk-moths anywhere in the UK because they are still relatively rare but with each year, it seems their numbers are increasing.

Helen Poirier
Hi ,Just made a comment but forgot to leave my location on the map.As I said, there was at least one Clearwing Hummingbird moth in my garden which I heard before I actually saw it.I saw it or another one the following day.Thought something was after me, we have a lot of wasps and bees in our garden.I then saw it hover over flowers and dip its proboscis into the flowers.What an amazing creature.Btw , this would have been around 30th July, 2008. LOCATION: 46.7229,-64.9786 DATE: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:16:57 GMT

Megan Larwood
I saw two of these odd looking moths flying around our gourd vines. I didn't know what it was at first until I saw your site. This was very amazing to me. Wonderful things.. Are they moths or hummingbirds? LOCATION: 38.3266,-75.2206 DATE: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:22:30 UTC WOtM team: They are moths but they have the ability to hover like hummingbirds.

Amy Lane
Not sure if it was a hawk moth or not. I never saw one before. They were huge. 4-5 inches, easy. They hung aroung my lillies for awhile. I went to get my camera. By the time I got it on the right setting they left. That was on 7-29-08. They haven't been back. I've been searching the internet trying to figure out what we saw. The hummingbird hawk moth is in first place! LOCATION: 40.445599,-79.979401 DATE: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:50:03 UTC

Andrea Allman
hummingbird hawk moth 8pm 27/7/08 hovering over lavendar flowers in Derby LOCATION: 52.933300,-1.500000 DATE: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:54:44 UTC LOCATION: 52.933300,-1.500000 DATE: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:55:19 UTC

Roger Hutchins
Humming bird Hawk Moth seen in garden 27/7/08 LOCATION: 50.5431,-4.1473 DATE: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:52:35 UTC

Doreen Smith
Saw one of these amazing insects on a verbena on my patio yesterday evening. LOCATION: 51.4865,-0.4724 DATE: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:18:24 UTC

chris rickards
Sorry to hear that swifts and such are having such are hard time in England. Just a little distance southwest, here in Bretagne they could be considered abundant. Same thing goes for Spotted Flycatcher, Turtle Doves, Hummingbird Hawk Moth, all the migratory Dragonflies, Butterflies etc etc. Seems to me that the problems mentioned on the show are NOT occuring on migration at all. The weather here has not been particularly great but all these species are still relatively common, swooping around getting fat and raising young.Look closer to home, me thinks... Too Many Humans, Light pollution and Noise pollution, The visual pollution of flourescent roadsigns and flashing lights everywhere, at night when a lot of birds are on the move. It's got to be confusing and distracting to all the migratory species. Then the natural areas are managed for particular species, thus becoming free range zoos of sorts with great busloads of people and their crisp packets and water bottles.There is a lot of money spent on conservation projects in England, but what if that money dries up, like say, in an economic downturn? Where would the Scandinavian Large Blue and the captive raised Corncrakes be then? Where are the contiguous habitat systems?I hate to sound pessimistic about the future of English Wildlife, but i believe there is a serious problem. Look to France a little... No body cares too much here, not much money is spent and yet all seems just fine.One last thing.. It seems a bit daft to be tagging jellyfish with plastic ties. Isn't that just making things worse for Turtles, even if the chances are minute? LOCATION: 48.0597,-2.7658 DATE: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:44:33 UTC WOtM team: These are interesting points and many of the problems experienced by migratory birds and insects are undoubtedly aggravated by lack of continuous habitat here in the UK. However, climate is also a factor. Species such as Turtle Dove, Hummingbird Hawk moth and many dragonflies are primarily Mediterranean species in origin: they thrive better in warmer, drier habitats and the UK is at the north-western limits of their range. It's not surprising therefore that they are "relatively common" in Brittany compared with the UK. But, to take the Turtle Dove as an example, this bird has declined across much of north-west Europe - the decline isn't confined to the UK. In north-eastern France for example, huge grain "prairies" have also reduced wildlife. It's now recognised that the turtle dove is being affected at all stages of its migration, from drought in the Sahel where it winters, shooting on passage in the Mediterranean, and as a victim of intensive agriculture in its breeding areas where hedgerows are removed and weds killed by herbicide.

tim pye
I saw this moth around my mums potted plans in the morning whilst i was having a ciggy. At first I thought it was an actual humming bird, but it was around for a whilst so I got a good look and it was definitely a humming bird moth. It looked the exact same as the picture above. Northwich LOCATION: 53.2386,-2.5488 DATE: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:52:15 GMT

Karen and Martin Wells
Hello, this evening we have seen and taken pictures of a hummingbird hawk moth. An absolutey fantastic creature that I have never seen in this area before. I know they migrate, but do they return to the same area year after year? it would be great to know they are a regular visitor. Yours Martin Wells LOCATION: 53.3456,-0.8652 DATE: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:58:06 UTC WOtM expert: Richard Fox from Butterfly conservation has this reply: " I think the answer is no. I am not aware of any evidence that migrant moths or butterflies in Britain have this kind of ‘homing’ behaviour (Monarchs do in America of course, for their hibernation locations). Of course, the migrant moths and butterflies that arrive at the beginning of the summer are not the same as the ones that leave in the autumn, or the ones that return again the following year. Unlike with House Martins, Swallows etc, the insects involved in these migration events belong to different generations i.e. the ones that arrive in Britain in June are the offspring, or probably the ‘grand-children’ of the ones that left Britain the previous year. Thus they do not have the opportunity to learn routes or favourable locations from their ‘older and wiser’ relatives".

John Serrano-Davey
Hummingbird Hawk Moth sighted in Nueva Andalucia, Marbella LOCATION: 36.5074,-4.9164 DATE: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:10:50 UTC

Woodrow Fraleigh
I had 3 humming bird moths on my phlox plants today , all at one time, I did not count 1 on three different sightings. LOCATION: 42.1308,-73.7238 DATE: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:10:45 UTC

john harris
I live just outside Alicante Spain and we see them quitr regulary especialy on our jasmines LOCATION: 38.349998,-0.483400 DATE: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:17:33 UTC

Rona Dalgleish
Im on holiday in Italy just below Arezzo in Tuscany. Just chilling by the pool as a single humming bird hawk moth is buzzing around the lavender bushes. I have many good photographs, although most are out of focus due to the speed it travels at...Heading back to the pool now....Chou rona x LOCATION: 42.9725,12.2086 DATE: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:25:36 UTC

Annabelle Tipper
My dad spotted a Humming-bird Hawk-moth in our front garden yesterday afternoon. I missed it as I was in our back garden observing baby Dunnocks, a Comma butterfly and other wildlife. Anyway, he said that the moth was hovering above our pink hydrangea. We have seen these moths in previous years and they are always seen in the same part of the garden (either on the hydrangea or phlox). LOCATION: 52.7479,0.4202 DATE: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:49:20 UTC

Bill Fleming
I took a photo of it in my Garden in the summer LOCATION: 55.833302,-4.250000 DATE: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:50:14 UTC

Joan Rice
We have seen humming bird hawk moths again this year in Swaledale North Yorkshire. First saw them two years ago. They seem to favour my sweet william plants. LOCATION: 54.000000,-2.000000 DATE: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:28:06 UTC

steve baker
just saw one in Oak Park LOCATION: 41.8921,-87.7258 DATE: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:51:39 UTC

bethany simonet
this is the second day this year I have seen this spectacular little friend in my garden. It came back through out the day today for the nectare in my butterfly bushes. They are a favorite of mine. I watched them as a kid in Massachusetts (we thought they were bees), and many years later on the coast of Maine, USA. I love the different colors and the way they move. LOCATION: 50.0571,4.6115 DATE: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:15:05 UTC

Ron
sighting 7\9\08 LOCATION: 42.0554,-86.3745 DATE: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:10:26 UTC

Carole Kinnersly
I am over the moon, just seen my first Hummingbird Hawk Moth of the year, 7.30 a.m. on 3rd July and it was trying to feed on my tub of verbena that I always plant especially for it, all my husband said was "that didn't stay long", talk about glass half empty man!! CaroleLOCATION: 49.4306,-2.5790 DATE: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 07:07:05 UTC WOtM team: Congrats Carole - glad to hear the hard work planting verbena has paid off!

Susan Threlkeld
This is such a strange creature and it is quite loud as it feeds on flowers... I am 99% sure that this is what i saw and I have been looking for a long time to try and find out what it was.. it was over 5 years ago that I saw one. LOCATION: 39.760201,-86.394203 DATE: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:16:23 UTC WOtM team: Glad we could help you!

Carolann
I saw what I thought was a butterfly drinking nectar from a small Daphne in my back garden in the spring this year. It was there for quite some time, expertly hovering with wings beating incredibly fast, while remaining almost perfectly still, and feeding with its long proboscis (I think that is what it is called!). My garden is south-facing, sheltered, on a hillside, and captures any warmth that there is. I had been unable to identify the butterfly, until I saw the picture of the Humming-bird hawk moth on this website. I feel fairly sure that this was it, unless there are any other butterflies or moths with a distinctive "humming-bird" proboscis. I thought that, bearing in mind the comments on your website, this might be of interest to youmy post code is CT21Regards LOCATION: 51.0483,1.0767 DATE: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:17:55 UTC

Dave Ashton
We had on in our back garden - WF7 7RD LOCATION: 53.799999,-1.633300 DATE: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:46:24 UTC

Mrs A Rohrs
As a child growing up in Kent in the 50s, I would often find huge caterpillars eating the leaves on privet hedges. These were about 2.5 inches long, green, with yellow stripes on their sides, with a black hook on the back end. Would they have been humming bird hawk moth caterpillars or something else? I remember collecting them in jam jars but cannot remember them turning into moths. Can you enlighten me? Thanks. Andrea Rohrs LOCATION: 51.750000,-1.250000 DATE: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:42:10 UTC WOtM expert: Yes, this certainly sounds like a Humming-bird Hawk-moth caterpillar, which is distinguished by a "hook" at the end of their green bodies but it's not it is actually a Privet Hawk-moth, which feeds on wild and garden privet. Humming-bird Hawk-moths lay their eggs on bedstraw plants, for example, Lady's Bedstraw.

Jose Resendez
We had an interesting evening, we thought we took pictures of a humming bird. Only to find out this was not a bird. After extensive searching on the internet we found out it's a hawk moth. I can send u images if needed. From what we read appears they are not native to this area. where can we get more info on this critter. LOCATION: 41.866100,-88.058296 DATE: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 03:52:40 UTC WOtM team: We would love to see your photos - you can upload them to our flickr group, after which they will show up on our Humming-bird Hawk-moth species page. This report should be a good guide: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/worldonthemove/reports/join-our-flickr-group/

Les Grace
We received a potted rose bush two weeks ago, (07.05.08) which had a hawk moth caterpiller --feeding on the rose leaves.The caterpiller was approx 4 cm long, light green colour with a thin yellow stripe running down each side of the body. The description appears to match yours for the Humming bird hawk moth is this possible? ThanksLes Grace LOCATION: 51.3855,-0.5116 DATE: Fri, 23 May 2008 09:57:49 UTC WOtM team: It definitely sounds like it to us but our native Hawk-moths do not feed on roses.

Anne Eyles
Summer 2006 we had in excess of 80 Humming Bird Hawkmoths feeding on our Valerian at one time. Last year not as many, but generally it wasn't a good year for moths around here.

John Pike
For the last two years we have had a humming bird hawkmoth come into our house in the evening for the night. Next morning it flies out through the open door. This happens towards the end of october for less than a week, then we do not see the moth anymore. We only see the moths occasionally during the late summer and not in spring, so I assume they are trying to over winter without success.JP.

Ruth Hayter
Since 1994 I have had hummingbird hawkmoths in my garden in Ilminster,Somerset,feeding on Valerian in July or August. Last year there were very few. This year I will let you know when they arrive. Ruth HayterAs a child, late 1940s,early 1950s, they regularly visited our rockery in Little Bookham,Surrey. There was Valerian growing there but I can't say what flowers actually attracted them then.

Aileen Smith
I was amazed to see a Hummingbird Hawkmoth feeding from grape hyacinths whilst working in my garden in Peterborough on 26th April. Confident of identity as saw several here last year having seen them for the first time in Cornwall in 2003. (Can't get the location planner to work) LOCATION: 52.1402,-0.8652 DATE: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:36:56 UTC LOCATION: 51.500000,-0.116700 DATE: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:39:11 UTC

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