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Tue 18 Jun 2019

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16:30 18/06
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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Mon 17 Jun 2019

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21:22 17/06
Pacific Golden Plover
Orkney

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15:31 17/06
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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Sun 16 Jun 2019

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22:06 16/06
Common Crane
Orkney

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Mon 10 Jun 2019

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14:25 10/06
Common Quail
Orkney
09/06

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07:49 10/06
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney
08/06

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Sat 08 Jun 2019

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10:51 08/06
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Orkney

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07:29 08/06
Curlew Sandpiper
Orkney
07/06

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Tue 04 Jun 2019

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09:48 04/06
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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09:47 04/06
Greater Short-toed Lark
Orkney
03/06

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Thu 30 May 2019

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10:17 30/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
Orkney

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Wed 29 May 2019

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20:10 29/05
Greater Short-toed Lark
Orkney

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Sun 26 May 2019

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09:41 26/05
White-billed Diver
Orkney
09:27 25/05

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Fri 24 May 2019

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17:42 24/05
Rustic Bunting
Orkney

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10:38 24/05
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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Wed 22 May 2019

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19:09 22/05
Rustic Bunting
Orkney

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Mon 20 May 2019

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11:46 20/05
Bluethroat
Orkney

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Sun 19 May 2019

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22:01 19/05
Rustic Bunting
Orkney

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13:19 19/05
Rustic Bunting
Orkney
13:16

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09:30 19/05
Rustic Bunting
Orkney
09:20

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Sat 18 May 2019

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14:43 18/05
Rustic Bunting
Orkney

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12:49 18/05
Collared Flycatcher
Orkney

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10:23 18/05
Collared Flycatcher
Orkney

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Thu 16 May 2019

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12:14 16/05
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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Tue 14 May 2019

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09:11 14/05
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Mon 13 May 2019

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16:04 13/05
Rough-legged Buzzard
Orkney

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12:23 13/05
Carrion Crow
Orkney

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Sun 12 May 2019

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10:59 12/05
Killer Whale
Orkney

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Sat 11 May 2019

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19:11 11/05
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Wed 01 May 2019

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10:31 01/05
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Mon 29 Apr 2019

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07:54 29/04
White-billed Diver
Orkney
28/04

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Thu 11 Apr 2019

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19:34 11/04
Common Crane
Orkney

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Fri 05 Apr 2019

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23:00 05/04
Black Redstart
Orkney

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13:34 05/04
Long-eared Owl
Orkney

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Sun 31 Mar 2019

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13:36 31/03
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Thu 21 Mar 2019

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20:00 21/03
Water Pipit
Orkney

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13:20 21/03
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Mon 11 Mar 2019

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18:47 11/03
Water Pipit
Orkney

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Mon 04 Mar 2019

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15:23 04/03
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Sun 24 Feb 2019

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12:15 24/02
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Thu 03 Jan 2019

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19:33 03/01
White-billed Diver
Orkney
02/01

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19:33 03/01
Water Pipit
Orkney

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Sun 30 Dec 2018

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14:14 30/12
Water Pipit
Orkney

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Sat 29 Dec 2018

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16:21 29/12
Water Pipit
Orkney

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Sun 23 Dec 2018

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22:51 23/12
White-billed Diver
Orkney
22/12

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Wed 14 Nov 2018

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20:22 14/11
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Sun 28 Oct 2018

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14:39 28/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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06:59 28/10
Pomarine Skua
Orkney
27/10

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Wed 03 Oct 2018

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19:11 03/10
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Fri 07 Sep 2018

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19:34 07/09
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 31 Jul 2018

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21:11 31/07
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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Tue 19 Jun 2018

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21:49 19/06
White-billed Diver
Orkney
21:25

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Sun 17 Jun 2018

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23:06 17/06
Pectoral Sandpiper
Orkney

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Sun 27 May 2018

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17:32 27/05
Red-throated Pipit
Orkney

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Fri 18 May 2018

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22:57 18/05
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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Wed 28 Mar 2018

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17:54 28/03
Sandwich Tern
Orkney

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Thu 22 Mar 2018

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16:44 22/03
Snowy Owl
Orkney
16:30

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Sun 04 Feb 2018

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11:38 04/02
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Mon 06 Nov 2017

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20:48 06/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Wed 01 Nov 2017

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10:28 01/11
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney

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Tue 31 Oct 2017

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10:35 31/10
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Mon 30 Oct 2017

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21:42 30/10
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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14:04 30/10
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney

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13:45 30/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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12:52 30/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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10:01 30/10
Ivory Gull
Orkney
08:50

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09:39 30/10
Ivory Gull
Orkney

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Sun 29 Oct 2017

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16:47 29/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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12:13 29/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney
10:50

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Thu 26 Oct 2017

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12:25 26/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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11:26 26/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Mon 23 Oct 2017

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22:27 23/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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11:24 23/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney
09:40

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Sun 22 Oct 2017

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17:56 22/10
Little Auk
Orkney

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Sat 21 Oct 2017

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07:36 21/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
20/10

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07:23 21/10
Ring Ouzel
Orkney
20/10

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Fri 20 Oct 2017

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22:56 20/10
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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Thu 19 Oct 2017

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19:50 19/10
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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14:26 19/10
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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15:59 06/10
Pomarine Skua
Orkney

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Fri 29 Sep 2017

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21:05 29/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 26 Sep 2017

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18:53 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Mon 25 Sep 2017

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14:00 25/09
Woodchat Shrike
Orkney

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Sun 24 Sep 2017

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20:18 24/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 20 Sep 2017

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11:22 20/09
Hoopoe
Orkney

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Tue 19 Sep 2017

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13:37 19/09
Hoopoe
Orkney

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08:42 19/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
18/09

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Sat 16 Sep 2017

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19:53 16/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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11:23 16/09
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 12 Sep 2017

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16:05 12/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Orkney

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11:06 12/09
Greenish Warbler
Orkney

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Sun 10 Sep 2017

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15:59 10/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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09:45 10/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 05 Sep 2017

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15:59 05/09
Wryneck
Orkney

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Sun 27 Aug 2017

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17:13 27/08
Pacific Golden Plover
Orkney

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Sat 26 Aug 2017

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21:12 26/08
Pacific Golden Plover
Orkney

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17:34 26/08
Pacific Golden Plover
Orkney

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Fri 25 Aug 2017

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22:54 25/08
Icterine Warbler
Orkney

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20:15 25/08
Melodious Warbler
Orkney

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13:42 25/08
Icterine Warbler
Orkney

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