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Wed 03 Mar 2021

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Time
12:22 03/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sun 28 Feb 2021

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11:57 28/02
White-billed Diver
Orkney
26/02

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Sat 20 Feb 2021

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11:11 20/02
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Fri 19 Feb 2021

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12:53 19/02
Little Gull
Orkney

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Tue 16 Feb 2021

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12:33 16/02
Woodlark
Orkney

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Thu 04 Feb 2021

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10:01 04/02
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
03/02

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Fri 29 Jan 2021

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15:36 29/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Tue 26 Jan 2021

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11:15 26/01
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Sun 24 Jan 2021

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11:55 24/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
23/01

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Fri 22 Jan 2021

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10:56 22/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Wed 20 Jan 2021

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14:40 20/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Tue 19 Jan 2021

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10:31 19/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sat 16 Jan 2021

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12:26 16/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Fri 15 Jan 2021

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12:18 15/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Thu 14 Jan 2021

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12:23 14/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Tue 12 Jan 2021

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12:25 12/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Mon 11 Jan 2021

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18:10 11/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sat 09 Jan 2021

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12:29 09/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Fri 08 Jan 2021

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13:19 08/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Thu 07 Jan 2021

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22:07 07/01
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 02 Jan 2021

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15:25 02/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Fri 01 Jan 2021

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22:38 01/01
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Fri 25 Dec 2020

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14:48 25/12
Little Auk
Orkney

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Thu 24 Dec 2020

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20:52 24/12
Bean goose sp
Orkney
16/12

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Tue 08 Dec 2020

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16:08 08/12
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Wed 25 Nov 2020

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13:47 25/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Tue 17 Nov 2020

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07:52 17/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
14/11

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Fri 13 Nov 2020

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08:25 13/11
Long-eared Owl
Orkney
11:45 12/11

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Thu 12 Nov 2020

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16:08 12/11
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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15:20 12/11
Woodlark
Orkney

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Tue 10 Nov 2020

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07:54 10/11
Iceland Gull
Orkney
04/11

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Mon 09 Nov 2020

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17:09 09/11
Woodlark
Orkney

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Tue 03 Nov 2020

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11:22 03/11
Woodlark
Orkney
11:17

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Mon 02 Nov 2020

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15:20 02/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Orkney

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Thu 29 Oct 2020

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09:47 29/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Orkney
28/10

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Tue 27 Oct 2020

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17:42 27/10
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Mon 26 Oct 2020

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12:13 26/10
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sun 25 Oct 2020

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17:48 25/10
Bluethroat
Orkney

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Thu 22 Oct 2020

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15:44 22/10
Bluethroat
Orkney

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08:31 22/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Orkney
20/10

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Mon 19 Oct 2020

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07:09 19/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Orkney
18/10

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Sun 18 Oct 2020

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22:20 18/10
Little Bunting
Orkney

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15:58 18/10
Little Bunting
Orkney

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Fri 16 Oct 2020

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Time
07:11 16/10
Common Rosefinch
Orkney
14/10

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Wed 14 Oct 2020

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Time
17:41 14/10
Lanceolated Warbler
Orkney

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Sun 11 Oct 2020

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19:49 11/10
Red-throated Pipit
Orkney

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14:19 11/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Orkney

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07:36 11/10
Bluethroat
Orkney
10/10

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Sat 10 Oct 2020

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19:26 10/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Orkney

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13:02 10/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Orkney

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Fri 09 Oct 2020

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19:01 09/10
Red-throated Pipit
Orkney

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10:54 09/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney
10:40

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Thu 08 Oct 2020

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Time
18:33 08/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney
18:30

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15:54 08/10
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Orkney

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14:52 08/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney
14:48

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11:51 08/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney

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Wed 07 Oct 2020

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18:11 07/10
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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14:08 07/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Orkney

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11:19 07/10
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Orkney

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11:08 07/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney

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10:51 07/10
Red-throated Pipit
Orkney

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10:02 07/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney
09:30

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Tue 06 Oct 2020

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19:33 06/10
Rustic Bunting
Orkney

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19:22 06/10
Pallas's Warbler
Orkney

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14:18 06/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney
13:59

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08:47 06/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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21:59 05/10
Curlew Sandpiper
Orkney

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17:12 05/10
Rustic Bunting
Orkney

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13:10 05/10
Red-throated Pipit
Orkney

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11:48 05/10
Rustic Bunting
Orkney

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09:27 05/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney

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Sun 04 Oct 2020

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22:40 04/10
Western Osprey
Orkney

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18:49 04/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney
17:40

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17:47 04/10
Rustic Bunting
Orkney

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10:29 04/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney

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Sat 03 Oct 2020

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15:58 03/10
Red-throated Pipit
Orkney

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14:54 03/10
Rustic Bunting
Orkney

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11:31 03/10
Red-throated Pipit
Orkney

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10:42 03/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney

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09:15 03/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Orkney

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07:06 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
02/10

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Fri 02 Oct 2020

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18:45 02/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney

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11:58 02/10
Eyebrowed Thrush
Orkney

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08:41 02/10
White's Thrush
Orkney

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07:09 02/10
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney
01/10

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Thu 01 Oct 2020

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12:50 01/10
Red-throated Pipit
Orkney

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10:42 01/10
White's Thrush
Orkney

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Tue 29 Sep 2020

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17:12 29/09
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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Mon 28 Sep 2020

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21:02 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
27/09

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Sun 27 Sep 2020

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19:18 27/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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08:30 27/09
Barolo-type shearwater
Orkney
07:43

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Sat 26 Sep 2020

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12:19 26/09
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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Wed 23 Sep 2020

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19:06 23/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Orkney

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Tue 22 Sep 2020

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17:40 22/09
Baird's Sandpiper
Orkney

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Mon 21 Sep 2020

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07:47 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
20/09

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Sun 20 Sep 2020

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20:48 20/09
Little Stint
Orkney

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11:31 20/09
Baird's Sandpiper
Orkney

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Sat 19 Sep 2020

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18:32 19/09
Baird's Sandpiper
Orkney

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Fri 18 Sep 2020

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20:41 18/09
Barred Warbler
Orkney
17/09

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18:40 18/09
Little Bunting
Orkney

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