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Mon 24 May 2021

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Time
20:26 24/05
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Sun 23 May 2021

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16:49 23/05
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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Wed 12 May 2021

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11:14 12/05
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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Tue 11 May 2021

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12:07 11/05
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Mon 10 May 2021

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17:53 10/05
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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10:13 10/05
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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08:13 10/05
Common Redstart
Shetland

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Sun 09 May 2021

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19:49 09/05
Whinchat
Shetland

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Tue 04 May 2021

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17:16 04/05
White-tailed Eagle
Shetland

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Sat 01 May 2021

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06:59 01/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland
04:47

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Fri 30 Apr 2021

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21:01 30/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland
20:54

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12:16 30/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland
12:16

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07:01 30/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland
05:05

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Wed 28 Apr 2021

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10:05 28/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland
05:45

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Tue 27 Apr 2021

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20:51 27/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland

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07:00 27/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland

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Mon 26 Apr 2021

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19:50 26/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland

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Sun 25 Apr 2021

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20:12 25/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland

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11:13 25/04
Common Tern
Shetland

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Sat 24 Apr 2021

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19:51 24/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland
19:50

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17:44 24/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland
17:40

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15:23 24/04
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland

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Tue 20 Apr 2021

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14:58 20/04
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Fri 16 Apr 2021

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14:27 16/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 14 Apr 2021

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16:21 14/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Tue 13 Apr 2021

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18:44 13/04
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Mon 12 Apr 2021

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12:55 12/04
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 11 Apr 2021

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08:36 11/04
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Fri 09 Apr 2021

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15:43 09/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 08 Apr 2021

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15:18 08/04
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Wed 07 Apr 2021

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09:50 07/04
Greenland White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Sun 04 Apr 2021

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15:51 04/04
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sat 03 Apr 2021

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10:31 03/04
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Fri 02 Apr 2021

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11:36 02/04
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Wed 31 Mar 2021

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11:03 31/03
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Mon 29 Mar 2021

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14:30 29/03
American Wigeon
Shetland
14:25

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Sun 28 Mar 2021

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16:36 28/03
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sat 27 Mar 2021

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10:55 27/03
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Fri 19 Mar 2021

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14:03 19/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 18 Mar 2021

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15:36 18/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland
15:10

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Mon 15 Mar 2021

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18:21 15/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 12 Mar 2021

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14:22 12/03
Smew
Shetland

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Wed 10 Mar 2021

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15:14 10/03
Smew
Shetland

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Mon 08 Mar 2021

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17:30 08/03
Smew
Shetland

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Tue 02 Mar 2021

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08:04 02/03
Smew
Shetland

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Mon 01 Mar 2021

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15:21 01/03
Smew
Shetland

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Sun 28 Feb 2021

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17:46 28/02
Smew
Shetland

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Fri 26 Feb 2021

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15:56 26/02
Smew
Shetland

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Mon 22 Feb 2021

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16:41 22/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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11:52 22/02
Smew
Shetland

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Fri 19 Feb 2021

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15:05 19/02
Northern Fulmar
Shetland

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Fri 05 Feb 2021

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15:32 05/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 03 Feb 2021

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10:02 03/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 29 Jan 2021

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10:34 29/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 15 Jan 2021

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16:35 15/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 14 Jan 2021

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14:25 14/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 06 Jan 2021

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14:10 06/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 04 Jan 2021

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13:05 04/01
Velvet Scoter
Shetland

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Fri 01 Jan 2021

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23:04 01/01
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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15:37 01/01
Velvet Scoter
Shetland

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14:52 01/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 31 Dec 2020

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10:27 31/12
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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10:08 31/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 29 Dec 2020

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10:38 29/12
Velvet Scoter
Shetland

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Mon 28 Dec 2020

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21:36 28/12
Velvet Scoter
Shetland
27/12

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Sat 19 Dec 2020

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11:46 19/12
Velvet Scoter
Shetland

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Wed 16 Dec 2020

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20:24 16/12
Iceland Gull
Shetland
15/12

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Tue 24 Nov 2020

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12:14 24/11
Lesser Scaup
Shetland

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Sat 21 Nov 2020

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08:00 21/11
Lesser Scaup
Shetland
19/11

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Wed 18 Nov 2020

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16:36 18/11
Great Egret
Shetland

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Tue 17 Nov 2020

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14:28 17/11
Lesser Scaup
Shetland

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Mon 16 Nov 2020

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19:53 16/11
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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14:23 16/11
Lesser Scaup
Shetland
14:15

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11:38 16/11
Lesser Scaup
Shetland

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Sun 15 Nov 2020

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20:40 15/11
Great Egret
Shetland

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13:44 15/11
Lesser Scaup
Shetland

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Fri 13 Nov 2020

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17:03 13/11
Great Egret
Shetland

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Wed 11 Nov 2020

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15:41 11/11
Great Egret
Shetland

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Mon 09 Nov 2020

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13:53 09/11
Blue Tit
Shetland

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Sun 08 Nov 2020

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15:33 08/11
Great Egret
Shetland

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Fri 06 Nov 2020

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19:53 06/11
Northern Fulmar
Shetland

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09:15 06/11
Great Egret
Shetland

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Wed 04 Nov 2020

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10:35 04/11
Great Egret
Shetland

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Mon 02 Nov 2020

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09:16 02/11
Great Egret
Shetland

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Fri 30 Oct 2020

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20:56 30/10
Great Egret
Shetland

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Wed 28 Oct 2020

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15:44 28/10
Great Egret
Shetland

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Tue 27 Oct 2020

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15:05 27/10
Great Egret
Shetland

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15:02 27/10
Northern Fulmar
Shetland

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Mon 26 Oct 2020

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15:25 26/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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Sun 25 Oct 2020

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15:02 25/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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08:43 25/10
Great Egret
Shetland
07:41

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Sat 24 Oct 2020

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15:27 24/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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13:28 24/10
Great Egret
Shetland

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Fri 23 Oct 2020

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20:19 23/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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15:19 23/10
Great Egret
Shetland
15:04

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Thu 22 Oct 2020

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17:55 22/10
Great Egret
Shetland

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Wed 21 Oct 2020

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12:07 21/10
Great Egret
Shetland

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11:42 21/10
Blue Tit
Shetland

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Mon 19 Oct 2020

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22:54 19/10
Great Egret
Shetland
18/10

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Fri 16 Oct 2020

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12:40 16/10
Greater Scaup
Shetland

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