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Thu 16 May 2024

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Time
17:54 16/05
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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13:18 16/05
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland
13:17

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07:31 16/05
Black Redstart
Shetland
07:29

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Thu 09 May 2024

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18:24 09/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 07 May 2024

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21:41 07/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 17 Apr 2024

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18:59 17/04
Little Gull
Shetland

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Sun 14 Apr 2024

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17:56 14/04
Little Gull
Shetland

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Thu 11 Apr 2024

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17:46 11/04
Little Gull
Shetland

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Thu 04 Apr 2024

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15:28 04/04
Little Gull
Shetland

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Sat 30 Mar 2024

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15:39 30/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 28 Mar 2024

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Time
17:22 28/03
Little Gull
Shetland
17:16

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Wed 27 Mar 2024

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14:33 27/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Mon 18 Mar 2024

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Time
16:13 18/03
Little Gull
Shetland

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Fri 08 Mar 2024

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10:30 08/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 07 Mar 2024

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12:37 07/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 06 Mar 2024

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13:49 06/03
Little Gull
Shetland

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Tue 05 Mar 2024

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17:21 05/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 03 Mar 2024

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18:51 03/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sat 02 Mar 2024

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10:38 02/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 29 Feb 2024

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16:26 29/02
Little Gull
Shetland

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Tue 27 Feb 2024

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10:30 27/02
Little Gull
Shetland

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Wed 21 Feb 2024

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Time
08:30 21/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
20/02

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Mon 19 Feb 2024

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15:30 19/02
Kumlien's Gull
Shetland

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10:06 19/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
10:06

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07:30 19/02
Kumlien's Gull
Shetland
18/02

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Fri 16 Feb 2024

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14:14 16/02
Little Gull
Shetland

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Tue 13 Feb 2024

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18:03 13/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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14:33 13/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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11:55 13/02
Little Gull
Shetland
10:30

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Mon 12 Feb 2024

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14:38 12/02
Little Gull
Shetland

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Sun 11 Feb 2024

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11:49 11/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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11:39 11/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 10 Feb 2024

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14:33 10/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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14:14 10/02
Little Gull
Shetland

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Sat 03 Feb 2024

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12:13 03/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Tue 30 Jan 2024

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19:31 30/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Mon 29 Jan 2024

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15:35 29/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 28 Jan 2024

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16:07 28/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 26 Jan 2024

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10:58 26/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 25 Jan 2024

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Time
15:14 25/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Mon 22 Jan 2024

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15:17 22/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 14 Jan 2024

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15:25 14/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 09 Jan 2024

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15:31 09/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 20 Oct 2023

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Time
16:03 20/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sun 08 Oct 2023

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Time
08:17 08/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 07 Oct 2023

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17:37 07/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland
17:35

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Wed 04 Oct 2023

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Time
16:49 04/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland
16:40

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11:56 04/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland
11:50

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10:03 04/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland
09:58

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08:16 04/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 23 Sep 2023

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Time
19:17 23/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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19:05 23/09
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 17 Feb 2023

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16:46 17/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 13 Feb 2023

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16:16 13/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 12 Feb 2023

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13:54 12/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 11 Feb 2023

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Time
13:07 11/02
Kumlien's Gull
Shetland

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Fri 03 Feb 2023

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Time
12:32 03/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 30 Jan 2023

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Time
14:52 30/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 23 Sep 2022

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11:55 23/09
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
11:52

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Wed 21 Sep 2022

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14:45 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
14:20

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Sat 10 Sep 2022

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07:53 10/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland
07:48

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Fri 09 Sep 2022

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16:03 09/09
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Mon 07 Feb 2022

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11:58 07/02
Killer Whale
Shetland
11:55

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Mon 01 Nov 2021

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10:06 01/11
Western Cattle Egret
Shetland

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Sun 31 Oct 2021

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14:37 31/10
Western Cattle Egret
Shetland

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Wed 06 Oct 2021

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08:48 06/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 20 May 2021

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17:14 20/05
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 16 May 2021

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17:08 16/05
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 08 May 2021

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10:06 08/05
Iceland Gull
Shetland
07/05

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Thu 06 May 2021

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19:26 06/05
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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15:20 06/05
Kumlien's Gull
Shetland

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Fri 30 Apr 2021

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13:42 30/04
Kumlien's Gull
Shetland
13:00

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Sat 24 Apr 2021

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18:04 24/04
Kumlien's Gull
Shetland

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Tue 16 Mar 2021

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13:33 16/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 15 Feb 2021

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13:47 15/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 24 Jan 2021

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14:52 24/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 23 Jan 2021

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19:28 23/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 22 Jan 2021

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14:42 22/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 21 Jan 2021

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14:13 21/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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13:27 21/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 15 Jan 2021

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21:01 15/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 21 Dec 2020

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15:42 21/12
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 28 Feb 2020

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16:23 28/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 27 Feb 2020

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17:51 27/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 04 Oct 2019

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17:37 04/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
17:30

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15:45 04/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 05 Mar 2019

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20:33 05/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 02 Mar 2019

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10:18 02/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland
10:00

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Fri 01 Mar 2019

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18:04 01/03
Kumlien's Gull
Shetland

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16:19 01/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland
16:01

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15:17 01/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 27 Feb 2019

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15:33 27/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 25 Feb 2019

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12:01 25/02
Kumlien's Gull
Shetland
23/02

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Sun 24 Feb 2019

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16:29 24/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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09:18 24/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 23 Feb 2019

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08:42 23/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 22 Feb 2019

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15:38 22/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland
21/02

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Thu 21 Feb 2019

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10:53 21/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 23 Feb 2018

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12:34 23/02
Stock Dove
Shetland

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Sun 31 Dec 2017

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09:32 31/12
Iceland Gull
Shetland
13:00 30/12

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