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Sat 07 Oct 2017

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09:49 07/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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08:00 06/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland

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Thu 05 Oct 2017

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17:15 05/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
16:40

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14:36 05/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
14:20

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13:27 05/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
13:10

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12:36 05/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
12:30

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Wed 04 Oct 2017

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22:48 04/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland

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21:07 04/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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17:57 04/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
17:00

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17:06 04/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland

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16:00 04/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland

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Tue 03 Oct 2017

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16:22 03/10
Bluethroat
Shetland

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13:13 03/10
Little Stint
Shetland

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Mon 02 Oct 2017

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11:52 02/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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08:14 02/10
Little Bunting
Shetland
08:00

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Sun 01 Oct 2017

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22:58 01/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Sat 30 Sep 2017

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17:07 30/09
Little Bunting
Shetland
17:00

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09:32 30/09
Little Bunting
Shetland
09:15

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Fri 29 Sep 2017

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15:37 29/09
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland
15:20

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11:38 29/09
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland
11:19

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09:12 29/09
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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07:53 29/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 28 Sep 2017

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16:27 28/09
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Wed 27 Sep 2017

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10:51 27/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 26 Sep 2017

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13:50 26/09
Little Bunting
Shetland
13:30

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Mon 25 Sep 2017

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15:25 25/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 24 Sep 2017

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19:56 24/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
16:00

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Sat 23 Sep 2017

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14:09 23/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 22 Sep 2017

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21:35 22/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Sun 17 Sep 2017

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20:05 17/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 27 Aug 2017

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15:36 27/08
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland
26/08

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Fri 25 Aug 2017

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20:02 25/08
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland
19:45

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13:43 25/08
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Thu 24 Aug 2017

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13:58 24/08
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Sun 28 May 2017

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13:52 28/05
Little Gull
Shetland

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Mon 22 May 2017

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16:37 22/05
Ring-billed Gull
Shetland

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Thu 04 May 2017

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20:45 04/05
Shore Lark
Shetland

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09:56 04/05
Shore Lark
Shetland

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Wed 19 Apr 2017

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21:19 19/04
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 16 Jan 2017

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16:09 16/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
15/01

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Sat 14 Jan 2017

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17:25 14/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 13 Jan 2017

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21:31 13/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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16:12 13/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 22 Oct 2016

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20:24 22/10
Sylvia curruca curruca
Shetland

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10:59 22/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Mon 17 Oct 2016

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08:05 17/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland
16/10

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Sun 16 Oct 2016

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18:45 16/10
Dusky Warbler
Shetland
17:40

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Sat 01 Oct 2016

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18:34 01/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 29 Sep 2016

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13:43 29/09
Snow Bunting
Shetland
12:50

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Wed 28 Sep 2016

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21:29 28/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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18:21 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 23 Sep 2016

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14:49 23/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 20 Sep 2016

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12:09 20/09
Eurasian Hobby
Shetland

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Sat 17 Sep 2016

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08:30 17/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 16 Sep 2016

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12:56 16/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 03 Sep 2016

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21:56 03/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Sat 17 Oct 2015

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23:01 17/10
Velvet Scoter
Shetland

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Fri 16 Oct 2015

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13:52 16/10
Velvet Scoter
Shetland

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Thu 15 Oct 2015

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21:11 15/10
Velvet Scoter
Shetland
15:30

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14:06 15/10
Velvet Scoter
Shetland
14/10

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Mon 12 Oct 2015

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18:00 12/10
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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Sat 10 Oct 2015

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13:25 10/10
Velvet Scoter
Shetland

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Tue 06 Oct 2015

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18:07 06/10
Pomarine Skua
Shetland
16:50

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12:20 06/10
Pomarine Skua
Shetland

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Mon 05 Oct 2015

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09:48 05/10
Dusky Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 25 Sep 2015

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17:17 25/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 23 Sep 2015

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07:47 23/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
22/09

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Sun 20 Sep 2015

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19:47 20/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 18 Sep 2015

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17:04 18/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Thu 17 Sep 2015

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10:52 17/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 16 Sep 2015

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19:27 16/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Shetland

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14:10 16/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
14:00

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Tue 15 Sep 2015

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09:26 15/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
13/09

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Mon 14 Sep 2015

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18:19 14/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Sat 12 Sep 2015

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18:33 12/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
11/09

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Sun 07 Jun 2015

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11:22 07/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland
06/06

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Wed 03 Jun 2015

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17:29 03/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 07 May 2015

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20:12 07/05
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Shetland

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Fri 14 Nov 2014

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07:44 14/11
Black Redstart
Shetland
13/11

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Sun 05 Oct 2014

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22:09 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 04 Oct 2014

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20:39 04/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 01 Oct 2014

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14:14 01/10
Myrtle Warbler
Shetland
13:55

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07:44 01/10
Myrtle Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 30 Sep 2014

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15:33 30/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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12:53 30/09
Pomarine Skua
Shetland
12:30

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12:41 30/09
Myrtle Warbler
Shetland

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10:27 30/09
Myrtle Warbler
Shetland
10:27

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10:18 30/09
Myrtle Warbler
Shetland
10:07

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09:33 30/09
Myrtle Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 24 Sep 2014

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08:29 24/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
23/09

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Thu 18 Sep 2014

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19:41 18/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Mon 15 Sep 2014

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09:10 15/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
14/09

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Fri 12 Sep 2014

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13:58 12/09
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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Sun 07 Sep 2014

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14:23 07/09
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 06 Sep 2014

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11:56 06/09
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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07:30 06/09
Icterine Warbler
Shetland
05/09

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Thu 04 Sep 2014

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19:15 04/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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07:49 04/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Shetland
03/09

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Wed 03 Sep 2014

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07:35 03/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Tue 02 Sep 2014

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14:50 02/09
Little Stint
Shetland
01/09

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