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Sun 03 Jul 2016

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Time
21:33 03/07
Red-necked Phalarope
Orkney

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Sun 26 Jun 2016

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07:46 26/06
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney

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Thu 09 Jun 2016

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12:37 09/06
Red-necked Phalarope
Orkney
11:45

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Mon 06 Jun 2016

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18:13 06/06
Bluethroat
Orkney

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Mon 30 May 2016

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22:58 30/05
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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22:30 30/05
White-billed Diver
Orkney
28/05

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16:11 30/05
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Orkney

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Tue 24 May 2016

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15:29 24/05
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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Fri 20 May 2016

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19:22 20/05
Bluethroat
Orkney

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Thu 19 May 2016

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22:57 19/05
Thrush Nightingale
Orkney
09/05

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Wed 18 May 2016

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21:23 18/05
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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21:19 18/05
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Sun 15 May 2016

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22:01 15/05
Wood Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 11 May 2016

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10:03 11/05
Wood Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 10 May 2016

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22:53 10/05
Black Redstart
Orkney

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13:11 10/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Orkney

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Tue 03 May 2016

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23:06 03/05
Blue-headed Wagtail
Orkney

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Mon 02 May 2016

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17:28 02/05
Rough-legged Buzzard
Orkney

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Mon 04 Apr 2016

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12:21 04/04
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Wed 30 Mar 2016

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11:49 30/03
Smew
Orkney
29/03

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Tue 22 Mar 2016

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19:35 22/03
Smew
Orkney

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08:19 22/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sun 28 Feb 2016

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11:24 28/02
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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10:20 28/02
Smew
Orkney

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Sat 27 Feb 2016

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18:29 27/02
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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15:46 27/02
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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08:21 27/02
Common Crane
Orkney
07:50

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Fri 26 Feb 2016

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16:15 26/02
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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14:29 26/02
Common Crane
Orkney
13:55

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13:57 26/02
Little Auk
Orkney

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Sun 21 Feb 2016

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13:13 21/02
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Mon 15 Feb 2016

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19:49 15/02
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Sat 13 Feb 2016

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18:36 13/02
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Wed 10 Feb 2016

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20:19 10/02
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Thu 21 Jan 2016

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Time
13:26 21/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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08:38 21/01
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Wed 20 Jan 2016

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Time
17:15 20/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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14:50 20/01
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Sat 26 Dec 2015

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Time
13:10 26/12
Northern Harrier
Orkney
12:09

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Tue 01 Dec 2015

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07:54 01/12
Northern Harrier
Orkney
30/11

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Sat 28 Nov 2015

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17:09 28/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Fri 27 Nov 2015

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15:26 27/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Wed 25 Nov 2015

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18:43 25/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
24/11

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Sun 22 Nov 2015

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16:06 22/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Sat 21 Nov 2015

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17:30 21/11
Smew
Orkney

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Fri 20 Nov 2015

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17:13 20/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney
19/11

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13:32 20/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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Wed 18 Nov 2015

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19:58 18/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Tue 17 Nov 2015

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Time
14:59 17/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Mon 16 Nov 2015

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19:51 16/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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09:13 16/11
Little Auk
Orkney
15/11

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Sun 15 Nov 2015

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15:37 15/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Fri 13 Nov 2015

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21:38 13/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Thu 12 Nov 2015

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18:59 12/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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Wed 11 Nov 2015

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14:06 11/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Tue 10 Nov 2015

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20:06 10/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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Mon 09 Nov 2015

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15:12 09/11
Little Auk
Orkney
08/11

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Sat 07 Nov 2015

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21:55 07/11
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney

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Wed 04 Nov 2015

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19:22 04/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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09:38 04/11
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney

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Tue 03 Nov 2015

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21:07 03/11
Smew
Orkney

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08:15 03/11
Smew
Orkney
02/11

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Mon 02 Nov 2015

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21:36 02/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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18:14 02/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Sun 01 Nov 2015

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21:16 01/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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08:57 01/11
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney

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Sat 31 Oct 2015

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20:26 31/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Fri 30 Oct 2015

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21:16 30/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Thu 29 Oct 2015

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13:27 29/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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13:22 29/10
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney

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Wed 28 Oct 2015

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22:36 28/10
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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21:15 28/10
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney

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11:26 28/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Mon 26 Oct 2015

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21:39 26/10
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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20:40 26/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Sun 25 Oct 2015

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19:27 25/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Sat 24 Oct 2015

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23:49 24/10
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
11:30

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Fri 23 Oct 2015

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17:22 23/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Thu 22 Oct 2015

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18:45 22/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Tue 20 Oct 2015

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21:26 20/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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08:17 20/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
19/10

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Mon 19 Oct 2015

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19:34 19/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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08:26 19/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
18/10

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Sat 17 Oct 2015

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20:55 17/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Fri 16 Oct 2015

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07:50 16/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Orkney
15/10

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Thu 15 Oct 2015

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22:18 15/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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16:23 15/10
Richard's Pipit
Orkney
14/10

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Wed 14 Oct 2015

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10:26 14/10
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney
09:35

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09:57 14/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Tue 13 Oct 2015

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18:48 13/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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10:06 13/10
Pechora Pipit
Orkney

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Mon 12 Oct 2015

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20:28 12/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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10:18 12/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Orkney

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Sun 11 Oct 2015

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22:00 11/10
Temminck's Stint
Orkney

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Sat 10 Oct 2015

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22:29 10/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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12:21 10/10
Temminck's Stint
Orkney

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Fri 09 Oct 2015

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22:38 09/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Thu 08 Oct 2015

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20:53 08/10
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney

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10:34 08/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Wed 07 Oct 2015

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22:13 07/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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