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Wed 21 Oct 2020

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Location
Site
Time
17:02 21/10
Pine Bunting
Shetland
16:45

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11:00 21/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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09:19 21/10
Pine Bunting
Shetland
09:17

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Tue 20 Oct 2020

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17:26 20/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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17:25 20/10
Long-tailed Duck
Shetland
17:23

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16:00 20/10
Pine Bunting
Shetland
14:45

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14:08 20/10
Pine Bunting
Shetland
14:04

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Sat 10 Oct 2020

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Site
Time
22:22 10/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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Wed 07 Oct 2020

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Time
16:44 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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Time
18:04 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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16:50 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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08:10 05/10
Black Redstart
Shetland
04/10

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Sat 03 Oct 2020

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Time
10:56 03/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 28 Sep 2020

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Time
15:07 28/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland

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10:15 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
10:00

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Sun 27 Sep 2020

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Time
20:55 27/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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17:11 27/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland

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16:51 27/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland

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07:23 27/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Sat 26 Sep 2020

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Time
09:58 26/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland

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Fri 25 Sep 2020

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Location
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Time
21:32 25/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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15:19 25/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland
15:15

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13:52 25/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland
13:35

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12:29 25/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland

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Thu 24 Sep 2020

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Time
07:48 24/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland

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Wed 23 Sep 2020

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Date
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Time
17:45 23/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland
16:45

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Tue 22 Sep 2020

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10:04 22/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 19 Sep 2020

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Time
16:32 19/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 18 Sep 2020

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Time
20:10 18/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 17 Sep 2020

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Time
07:17 17/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 16 Sep 2020

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Location
Site
Time
21:24 16/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Mon 14 Sep 2020

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Time
07:52 14/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Mon 07 Sep 2020

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Date
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Time
21:01 07/09
Northern Eider
Shetland

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Sun 06 Sep 2020

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Time
21:57 06/09
Northern Eider
Shetland

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Fri 04 Sep 2020

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Time
18:59 04/09
Northern Eider
Shetland

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Thu 03 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
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Time
07:49 03/09
Northern Eider
Shetland
02/09

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Wed 02 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:13 02/09
Northern Eider
Shetland
01/09

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08:51 02/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 01 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:20 01/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 21 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:25 21/08
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 20 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:16 20/08
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 19 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:59 19/08
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 18 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:50 18/08
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 16 Aug 2020

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Date
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Site
Time
13:41 16/08
Great Shearwater
Shetland

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Fri 14 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:23 14/08
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Fri 07 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:52 07/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Thu 06 Aug 2020

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Date
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Time
12:53 06/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland
12:40

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09:16 06/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Thu 07 May 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:01 07/05
Wryneck
Shetland
06/05

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Sat 21 Mar 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:46 21/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 11 Mar 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:37 11/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 10 Mar 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:19 10/03
Snow Bunting
Shetland
09/03

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Fri 06 Mar 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:29 06/03
Snow Bunting
Shetland
05/03

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Sat 01 Feb 2020

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:13 01/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 27 Jan 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:46 27/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sat 25 Jan 2020

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Date
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Site
Time
16:55 25/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 22 Jan 2020

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Date
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Location
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Time
19:08 22/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 02 Jan 2020

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Date
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Time
19:42 02/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 29 Dec 2019

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Time
16:34 29/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 15 Dec 2019

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Time
21:38 15/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 07 Nov 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:39 07/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 03 Nov 2019

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Time
17:28 03/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 01 Nov 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:46 01/11
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 28 Oct 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
13:59 28/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland
13:53

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Tue 22 Oct 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
19:59 22/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 18 Oct 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
07:13 18/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
17/10

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Wed 16 Oct 2019

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Time
19:26 16/10
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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Tue 15 Oct 2019

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19:43 15/10
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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Sat 12 Oct 2019

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Time
14:33 12/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland
14:21

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Fri 11 Oct 2019

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22:09 11/10
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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13:08 09/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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14:14 08/10
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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Wed 02 Oct 2019

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19:35 02/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 29 Sep 2019

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15:36 29/09
Iceland Gull
Shetland
15:30

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10:49 29/09
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 27 Sep 2019

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22:08 27/09
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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08:13 27/09
Alpine Swift
Shetland

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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19:20 25/09
Iceland Gull
Shetland
17:00

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18:18 25/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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Time
22:04 24/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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11:44 24/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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08:25 24/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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15:25 23/09
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 21 Sep 2019

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17:38 21/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 19 Sep 2019

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18:59 19/09
Iceland Gull
Shetland
16:00

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Mon 16 Sep 2019

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12:15 16/09
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 11 Sep 2019

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13:21 11/09
Iceland Gull
Shetland
10/09

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Sat 17 Aug 2019

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13:20 17/08
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 13 Aug 2019

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08:47 13/08
Spotted Redshank
Shetland

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Fri 09 Aug 2019

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22:41 09/08
Iceland Gull
Shetland
05/08

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Tue 25 Jun 2019

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18:44 25/06
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 08 Jun 2019

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18:30 08/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland
13:25

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Fri 07 Jun 2019

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22:00 07/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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08:14 07/06
Rustic Bunting
Shetland
06/06

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Thu 06 Jun 2019

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13:13 06/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland
12:20

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10:52 06/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Tue 04 Jun 2019

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22:56 04/06
Great Knot
Shetland

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10:46 04/06
Great Knot
Shetland
10:36

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Mon 03 Jun 2019

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06:45 03/06
Great Knot
Shetland
06:09

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Sun 02 Jun 2019

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15:16 02/06
Great Knot
Shetland

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