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Sat 21 Mar 2020

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Time
19:46 21/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 11 Mar 2020

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17:37 11/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 10 Mar 2020

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09:19 10/03
Snow Bunting
Shetland
09/03

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Fri 06 Mar 2020

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07:29 06/03
Snow Bunting
Shetland
05/03

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Sat 01 Feb 2020

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19:13 01/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 27 Jan 2020

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21:46 27/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sat 25 Jan 2020

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16:55 25/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 22 Jan 2020

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19:08 22/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 02 Jan 2020

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19:42 02/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 29 Dec 2019

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16:34 29/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 15 Dec 2019

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21:38 15/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 07 Nov 2019

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17:39 07/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 03 Nov 2019

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17:28 03/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 01 Nov 2019

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12:46 01/11
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 28 Oct 2019

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13:59 28/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland
13:53

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Tue 22 Oct 2019

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19:59 22/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 18 Oct 2019

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

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Wed 16 Oct 2019

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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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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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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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Date
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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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07:12 02/06
Great Knot
Shetland
06:30 01/06

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Sat 01 Jun 2019

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21:37 01/06
Great Knot
Shetland
21:35

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21:36 01/06
Rustic Bunting
Shetland
21:35

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14:43 01/06
Great Knot
Shetland
14:15

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13:21 01/06
Great Knot
Shetland
12:45

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06:44 01/06
Great Knot
Shetland

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Fri 31 May 2019

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16:02 31/05
Great Knot
Shetland

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11:36 31/05
Great Knot
Shetland
11:35

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09:46 31/05
Great Knot
Shetland
09:45

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08:55 31/05
Great Knot
Shetland
08:30

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06:01 31/05
Great Knot
Shetland
05:59

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Thu 30 May 2019

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19:02 30/05
Great Knot
Shetland
19:00

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18:19 30/05
Great Knot
Shetland
18:15

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13:43 30/05
Great Knot
Shetland
13:40

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13:26 30/05
Great Knot
Shetland
13:26

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13:00 30/05
Great Knot
Shetland
12:51

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11:45 30/05
Great Knot
Shetland

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Sun 26 May 2019

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09:23 26/05
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Wed 15 May 2019

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07:14 15/05
Shore Lark
Shetland
07:10

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Tue 14 May 2019

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19:06 14/05
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 11 May 2019

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22:43 11/05
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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Sat 27 Apr 2019

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08:28 27/04
Western Marsh Harrier
Shetland

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Tue 09 Apr 2019

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19:44 09/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 20 Mar 2019

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22:05 20/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 02 Nov 2018

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19:02 02/11
Common Redpoll
Shetland

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Thu 25 Oct 2018

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19:59 25/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 17 Oct 2018

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08:45 17/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
16/10

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Tue 16 Oct 2018

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07:23 16/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
15/10

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Mon 15 Oct 2018

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20:12 15/10
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Fri 12 Oct 2018

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09:46 12/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 11 Oct 2018

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19:18 11/10
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Mon 08 Oct 2018

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16:12 08/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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13:21 08/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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11:49 08/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland
10:30

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Sun 07 Oct 2018

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10:59 07/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 06 Oct 2018

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20:16 06/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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16:20 06/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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13:24 06/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 05 Oct 2018

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09:45 05/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 04 Oct 2018

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15:44 04/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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09:42 04/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland
09:35

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Wed 03 Oct 2018

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17:58 03/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland
17:55

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16:49 03/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland
16:00

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13:03 03/10
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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Tue 02 Oct 2018

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15:15 02/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 18 Sep 2018

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21:22 18/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 17 Sep 2018

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18:19 17/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 07 Sep 2018

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07:44 07/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
06/09

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Wed 05 Sep 2018

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22:08 05/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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