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Fri 27 Apr 2018

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14:30 27/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland
26/04

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Fri 20 Apr 2018

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20:46 20/04
Common Crane
Shetland

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Tue 17 Apr 2018

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22:59 17/04
Woodchat Shrike
Shetland

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15:15 17/04
Woodchat Shrike
Shetland

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Sun 15 Apr 2018

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20:07 15/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sat 14 Apr 2018

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21:31 14/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Tue 03 Apr 2018

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21:42 03/04
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 01 Apr 2018

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07:28 01/04
Long-eared Owl
Shetland
31/03

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Fri 12 Jan 2018

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10:05 12/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
09/01

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Thu 07 Dec 2017

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12:44 07/12
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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Sun 05 Nov 2017

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19:19 05/11
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 04 Nov 2017

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22:39 04/11
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 31 Oct 2017

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17:42 31/10
Surf Scoter
Shetland
30/10

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17:40 31/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Mon 30 Oct 2017

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10:00 30/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland
29/10

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Sun 29 Oct 2017

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14:53 29/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Sat 28 Oct 2017

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07:11 28/10
Surf Scoter
Shetland
26/10

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Thu 26 Oct 2017

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11:59 26/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 25 Oct 2017

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16:51 25/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Tue 24 Oct 2017

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22:47 24/10
Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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11:38 24/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Mon 23 Oct 2017

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09:00 23/10
Surf Scoter
Shetland
22/10

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Sat 21 Oct 2017

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20:18 21/10
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Fri 20 Oct 2017

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21:34 20/10
Surf Scoter
Shetland

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Thu 19 Oct 2017

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14:59 19/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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14:18 19/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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12:40 19/10
Surf Scoter
Shetland

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Wed 18 Oct 2017

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22:07 18/10
Surf Scoter
Shetland

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Tue 17 Oct 2017

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14:37 17/10
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Mon 16 Oct 2017

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09:59 16/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Sun 15 Oct 2017

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19:52 15/10
Coues' Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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15:59 15/10
Surf Scoter
Shetland

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13:48 15/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Thu 12 Oct 2017

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21:56 12/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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09:33 12/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Wed 11 Oct 2017

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12:35 11/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Tue 10 Oct 2017

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22:02 10/10
Coues' Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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20:44 10/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland
20:41

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20:41 10/10
Parrot Crossbill
Shetland
20:39

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Mon 09 Oct 2017

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20:59 09/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Sun 08 Oct 2017

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14:03 08/10
Coues' Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Sat 07 Oct 2017

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21:37 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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17:48 07/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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17:42 07/10
Parrot Crossbill
Shetland
16:00

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15:37 07/10
Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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22:54 06/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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21:22 06/10
Parrot Crossbill
Shetland

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18:03 06/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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15:46 06/10
Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Thu 05 Oct 2017

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19:50 05/10
Parrot Crossbill
Shetland
04/10

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Wed 04 Oct 2017

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20:35 04/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 03 Oct 2017

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19:17 03/10
Parrot Crossbill
Shetland
16:50

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19:12 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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11:07 03/10
Parrot Crossbill
Shetland

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08:35 03/10
Parrot Crossbill
Shetland

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Mon 02 Oct 2017

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22:59 02/10
Common Quail
Shetland

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20:35 02/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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14:16 02/10
Parrot Crossbill
Shetland

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12:26 02/10
Parrot Crossbill
Shetland

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11:55 02/10
Parrot Crossbill
Shetland

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Sun 01 Oct 2017

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23:01 01/10
Common Quail
Shetland

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20:19 01/10
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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16:56 01/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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10:30 01/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
09:00

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07:25 01/10
Wryneck
Shetland
30/09

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Sat 30 Sep 2017

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14:11 30/09
Little Bunting
Shetland
08:30

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Fri 29 Sep 2017

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21:32 29/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Thu 28 Sep 2017

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11:08 28/09
European Turtle Dove
Shetland

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Wed 27 Sep 2017

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08:55 27/09
Little Bunting
Shetland
08:00

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Tue 26 Sep 2017

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21:43 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 24 Sep 2017

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21:16 24/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 23 Sep 2017

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18:20 23/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
16:00

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Fri 22 Sep 2017

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21:49 22/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
21/09

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Thu 21 Sep 2017

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12:22 21/09
Siberian Thrush
Shetland

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09:21 21/09
Siberian Thrush
Shetland

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Wed 20 Sep 2017

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21:15 20/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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18:35 20/09
Siberian Thrush
Shetland

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15:23 20/09
Siberian Thrush
Shetland

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13:19 20/09
Siberian Thrush
Shetland
13:17

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12:11 20/09
Siberian Thrush
Shetland

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Mon 18 Sep 2017

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17:23 18/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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10:10 18/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
16/09

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Sat 16 Sep 2017

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07:21 16/09
Corncrake
Shetland
15/09

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Fri 15 Sep 2017

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22:38 15/09
Corncrake
Shetland

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Mon 11 Sep 2017

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22:59 11/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland
10/09

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Sun 10 Sep 2017

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07:24 10/09
Wood Warbler
Shetland
09/09

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Sat 09 Sep 2017

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16:41 09/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 08 Sep 2017

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13:01 08/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 07 Sep 2017

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19:30 07/09
Common Quail
Shetland

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10:21 07/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
06/09

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Sat 26 Aug 2017

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21:18 26/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Thu 24 Aug 2017

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21:52 24/08
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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Wed 09 Aug 2017

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21:29 09/08
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Sun 06 Aug 2017

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14:24 06/08
White-tailed Eagle
Shetland

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Thu 03 Aug 2017

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15:16 03/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
31/07

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Tue 01 Aug 2017

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21:53 01/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Mon 31 Jul 2017

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21:31 31/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Sun 30 Jul 2017

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13:32 30/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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07:10 30/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
29/07

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Sat 29 Jul 2017

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07:31 29/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
28/07

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