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Wed 14 Sep 2022

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Site
Time
10:41 14/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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10:24 14/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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Tue 13 Sep 2022

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14:01 13/09
Osprey
Shetland

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13:48 13/09
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland
13:47

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Sat 10 Sep 2022

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15:54 10/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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Fri 09 Sep 2022

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10:28 09/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Tue 06 Sep 2022

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13:46 06/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Tue 23 Aug 2022

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11:52 23/08
Little Stint
Shetland

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Thu 23 Jun 2022

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09:09 23/06
Common Quail
Shetland

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Wed 22 Jun 2022

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Time
11:11 22/06
Common Quail
Shetland

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Fri 20 May 2022

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Time
14:44 20/05
Little Stint
Shetland

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Thu 19 May 2022

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19:55 19/05
Little Stint
Shetland

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Wed 18 May 2022

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Time
09:33 18/05
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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Mon 09 May 2022

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Time
07:01 09/05
Garganey
Shetland
06:49

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Sun 08 May 2022

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08:07 08/05
Garganey
Shetland

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Sun 01 May 2022

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Time
09:00 01/05
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 27 Apr 2022

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20:00 27/04
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Mon 25 Apr 2022

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Time
18:45 25/04
Red Kite
Shetland
18:42

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Thu 21 Apr 2022

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16:52 21/04
Red Kite
Shetland
16:50

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Tue 05 Apr 2022

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12:52 05/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland
04/04

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Sat 26 Mar 2022

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19:06 26/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Thu 24 Mar 2022

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11:47 24/03
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Wed 23 Mar 2022

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Time
09:44 23/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Mon 21 Mar 2022

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12:03 21/03
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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11:49 21/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Sun 20 Mar 2022

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16:28 20/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Thu 17 Mar 2022

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17:55 17/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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08:46 17/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Wed 16 Mar 2022

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14:51 16/03
Great Egret
Shetland
14:45

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12:23 16/03
Common Buzzard
Shetland

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Tue 15 Mar 2022

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22:37 15/03
Common Buzzard
Shetland

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09:00 15/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Mon 14 Mar 2022

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09:09 14/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Sun 13 Mar 2022

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Time
16:21 13/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Sat 12 Mar 2022

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Time
14:36 12/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Fri 11 Mar 2022

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Time
10:23 11/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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10:12 11/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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07:55 11/03
Green-winged Teal
Shetland
10/03

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Thu 10 Mar 2022

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Time
08:39 10/03
Great Egret
Shetland
08:28

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Wed 09 Mar 2022

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Time
08:00 09/03
Great Egret
Shetland
07:58

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Tue 08 Mar 2022

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Time
12:50 08/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Mon 07 Mar 2022

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Time
14:43 07/03
Great Egret
Shetland
14:38

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14:07 07/03
Hen Harrier
Shetland

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12:59 07/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Sun 06 Mar 2022

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Time
14:49 06/03
Great Egret
Shetland
14:45

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08:02 06/03
Great Egret
Shetland
07:54

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Sat 05 Mar 2022

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Time
07:34 05/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Fri 04 Mar 2022

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Time
13:21 04/03
Great Egret
Shetland

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Tue 22 Feb 2022

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Time
13:12 22/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 19 Feb 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:45 19/02
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland
07:44

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Wed 02 Feb 2022

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Site
Time
14:03 02/02
Northern Fulmar
Shetland

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13:09 02/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 28 Jan 2022

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Site
Time
10:35 28/01
Northern Fulmar
Shetland

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Sat 08 Jan 2022

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Time
13:38 08/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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11:12 08/01
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 07 Jan 2022

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Time
11:19 07/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sat 01 Jan 2022

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Time
10:51 01/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 28 Oct 2021

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Time
12:43 28/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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Wed 20 Oct 2021

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Time
11:36 20/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
11:00

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Tue 19 Oct 2021

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Time
17:50 19/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 14 Oct 2021

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16:28 14/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 13 Oct 2021

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18:38 13/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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Mon 11 Oct 2021

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21:06 11/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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14:13 11/10
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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12:58 11/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Sun 10 Oct 2021

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11:27 10/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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11:00 10/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Sat 09 Oct 2021

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10:30 09/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Fri 08 Oct 2021

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11:26 08/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Thu 07 Oct 2021

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14:30 07/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland
14:20

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Wed 06 Oct 2021

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17:18 06/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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15:42 06/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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Sun 03 Oct 2021

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16:53 03/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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Fri 01 Oct 2021

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19:23 01/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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08:27 01/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Thu 30 Sep 2021

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10:42 30/09
Greater Scaup
Shetland
10:33

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09:47 30/09
Greater Scaup
Shetland
09:45

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07:20 30/09
Greater Scaup
Shetland
29/09

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Wed 29 Sep 2021

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15:11 29/09
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Tue 28 Sep 2021

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21:06 28/09
Greater Scaup
Shetland
18:00

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Fri 24 Sep 2021

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11:18 24/09
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 22 Sep 2021

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20:37 22/09
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Thu 16 Sep 2021

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18:44 16/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Wed 08 Sep 2021

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11:51 08/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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Thu 19 Aug 2021

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20:44 19/08
Little Gull
Shetland

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Sat 14 Aug 2021

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12:18 14/08
Black Tern
Shetland

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Tue 10 Aug 2021

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16:40 10/08
Black Tern
Shetland
16:10

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09:13 10/08
Black Tern
Shetland
09:02

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Mon 09 Aug 2021

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18:58 09/08
Black Tern
Shetland
18:52

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16:27 09/08
Black Tern
Shetland

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Sat 07 Aug 2021

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19:49 07/08
Black Tern
Shetland

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17:15 07/08
Black Tern
Shetland

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Tue 06 Jul 2021

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18:41 06/07
Northern Fulmar
Shetland

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Mon 07 Jun 2021

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16:25 07/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland
16:15

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11:28 07/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland
05/06

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Tue 01 Jun 2021

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17:41 01/06
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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13:30 01/06
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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Sun 30 May 2021

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07:19 30/05
Short-eared Owl
Shetland
29/05

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Wed 26 May 2021

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10:20 26/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Tue 25 May 2021

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07:07 25/05
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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