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Thu 30 Mar 2023

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Time
18:26 30/03
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 19 Mar 2023

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11:22 19/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 05 Mar 2023

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16:13 05/03
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Sat 04 Mar 2023

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13:54 04/03
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Fri 24 Feb 2023

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13:50 24/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 19 Feb 2023

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11:41 19/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 07 Feb 2023

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20:38 07/02
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Fri 03 Feb 2023

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12:08 03/02
Hen Harrier
Shetland

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Mon 30 Jan 2023

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21:03 30/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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14:50 30/01
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Sat 28 Jan 2023

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16:17 28/01
Long-tailed Duck
Shetland

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11:28 28/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 24 Jan 2023

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Time
11:33 24/01
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Thu 19 Jan 2023

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13:27 19/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 11 Jan 2023

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14:59 11/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 06 Jan 2023

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21:41 06/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
05/01

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Thu 05 Jan 2023

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13:17 05/01
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Mon 02 Jan 2023

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10:38 02/01
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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10:03 02/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 01 Jan 2023

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11:19 01/01
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Wed 28 Dec 2022

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10:57 28/12
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Sat 24 Dec 2022

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13:10 24/12
Hen Harrier
Shetland

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Wed 21 Dec 2022

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15:48 21/12
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Thu 15 Dec 2022

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20:22 15/12
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Sun 11 Dec 2022

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16:42 11/12
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Sat 10 Dec 2022

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11:42 10/12
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Fri 09 Dec 2022

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14:45 09/12
Taiga Bean Goose
Shetland

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Sun 04 Dec 2022

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13:07 04/12
Great Crested Grebe
Shetland

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Mon 28 Nov 2022

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14:04 28/11
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Sun 27 Nov 2022

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15:56 27/11
Great Crested Grebe
Shetland

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15:39 27/11
Taiga Bean Goose
Shetland

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08:09 27/11
Taiga Bean Goose
Shetland
26/11

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Fri 25 Nov 2022

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10:45 25/11
Taiga Bean Goose
Shetland

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Thu 24 Nov 2022

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14:58 24/11
Taiga Bean Goose
Shetland

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Wed 23 Nov 2022

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11:49 23/11
Great Crested Grebe
Shetland

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Mon 21 Nov 2022

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13:21 21/11
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Fri 18 Nov 2022

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15:33 18/11
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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13:16 18/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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13:02 18/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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10:31 18/11
Ross's Gull
Shetland

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Thu 17 Nov 2022

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14:19 17/11
Taiga Bean Goose
Shetland

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12:37 17/11
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Wed 16 Nov 2022

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14:11 16/11
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Sun 13 Nov 2022

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14:01 13/11
Northern Fulmar
Shetland

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10:48 13/11
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Wed 09 Nov 2022

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13:03 09/11
American Wigeon
Shetland

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10:10 09/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 05 Nov 2022

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14:30 05/11
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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13:33 05/11
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Fri 04 Nov 2022

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15:40 04/11
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Thu 03 Nov 2022

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15:12 03/11
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Mon 31 Oct 2022

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13:04 31/10
Siberian/Stejneger's Stonechat
Shetland

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10:58 31/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Sat 29 Oct 2022

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11:17 29/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Fri 28 Oct 2022

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17:00 28/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Thu 27 Oct 2022

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15:20 27/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Wed 26 Oct 2022

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12:52 26/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland
12:46

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09:53 26/10
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 23 Oct 2022

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17:28 23/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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Sat 22 Oct 2022

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14:03 22/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Fri 21 Oct 2022

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22:24 21/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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14:53 21/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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13:12 21/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland
13:10

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11:51 21/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Mon 17 Oct 2022

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11:36 17/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Sun 16 Oct 2022

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15:13 16/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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11:38 16/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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11:30 16/10
Garganey
Shetland

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Sat 15 Oct 2022

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15:41 15/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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12:01 15/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Fri 14 Oct 2022

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17:52 14/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland
17:48

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11:34 14/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Thu 13 Oct 2022

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14:11 13/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Tue 11 Oct 2022

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20:58 11/10
Long-tailed Duck
Shetland

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Sun 09 Oct 2022

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10:14 09/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland
10:10

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Sat 08 Oct 2022

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15:39 08/10
Long-tailed Duck
Shetland

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15:15 08/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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Thu 06 Oct 2022

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15:01 06/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland
14:00

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14:56 06/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Wed 05 Oct 2022

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16:06 05/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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10:34 05/10
Short-eared Owl
Shetland

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Sat 01 Oct 2022

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12:15 01/10
Whinchat
Shetland

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Thu 29 Sep 2022

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15:15 29/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Wed 28 Sep 2022

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15:32 28/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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Tue 27 Sep 2022

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09:20 27/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland
09:18

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Wed 21 Sep 2022

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13:45 21/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland
13:43

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12:40 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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11:02 21/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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Tue 20 Sep 2022

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07:23 20/09
Little Stint
Shetland
07:14

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Sun 18 Sep 2022

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18:19 18/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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17:56 18/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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16:05 18/09
Greater Scaup
Shetland
15:15

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12:49 18/09
Wryneck
Shetland

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08:57 18/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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07:43 18/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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Sat 17 Sep 2022

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20:20 17/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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15:34 17/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland
15:33

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Fri 16 Sep 2022

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15:05 16/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Thu 15 Sep 2022

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21:30 15/09
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Wed 14 Sep 2022

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15:10 14/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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