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Mon 18 Dec 2006

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20:26 18/12
Smew
Shetland

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11:18 18/12
Smew
Shetland
17/12

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Wed 31 May 2006

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11:52 31/05
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland
30/05

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Wed 07 Dec 2005

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22:58 07/12
Smew
Shetland

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Tue 06 Dec 2005

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17:41 06/12
Smew
Shetland

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Mon 05 Dec 2005

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15:38 05/12
Smew
Shetland

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Thu 17 Nov 2005

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17:31 17/11
Smew
Shetland

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Thu 19 May 2005

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22:47 19/05
Mandarin Duck
Shetland

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Wed 18 May 2005

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22:59 18/05
Mandarin Duck
Shetland

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Tue 19 Apr 2005

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22:53 19/04
Great Egret
Shetland
09:15

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14:26 19/04
Great Egret
Shetland

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Tue 25 Jan 2005

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23:00 25/01
Ross's Gull
Shetland

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Mon 24 Jan 2005

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13:14 24/01
Ross's Gull
Shetland
23/01

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Sat 22 Jan 2005

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22:55 22/01
Ross's Gull
Shetland

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Thu 20 Jan 2005

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21:13 20/01
Ross's Gull
Shetland

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Tue 18 Jan 2005

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23:05 18/01
Ross's Gull
Shetland
17/01

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Sun 16 Jan 2005

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21:07 16/01
Ross's Gull
Shetland

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Sun 09 Jan 2005

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20:17 09/01
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 12 Dec 2004

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21:19 12/12
American Wigeon
Shetland

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20:57 12/12
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Thu 02 Dec 2004

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22:05 02/12
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 28 Nov 2004

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22:39 28/11
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 21 Nov 2004

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22:23 21/11
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Tue 02 Nov 2004

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17:54 02/11
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Tue 22 Jun 2004

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21:46 22/06
White-winged Tern
Shetland
21/06

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Sun 20 Jun 2004

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20:49 20/06
White-winged Tern
Shetland

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Fri 11 Jun 2004

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20:51 11/06
Temminck's Stint
Shetland

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Sun 30 May 2004

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20:50 30/05
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Sat 15 May 2004

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20:25 15/05
Ring-billed Gull
Shetland

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Fri 14 May 2004

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11:02 14/05
Ring-billed Gull
Shetland

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Thu 13 May 2004

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18:04 13/05
Ring-billed Gull
Shetland

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Tue 11 May 2004

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08:17 11/05
Green-winged Teal
Shetland
10/05

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Fri 30 Apr 2004

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08:53 30/04
Red-rumped Swallow
Shetland

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Sat 27 Mar 2004

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20:02 27/03
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 21 Mar 2004

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22:29 21/03
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sat 13 Mar 2004

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08:29 13/03
American Wigeon
Shetland
12/03

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Sun 07 Mar 2004

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19:23 07/03
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Fri 20 Feb 2004

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15:57 20/02
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 08 Feb 2004

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22:21 08/02
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Mon 26 Jan 2004

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22:07 26/01
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Tue 13 Jan 2004

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21:45 13/01
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 11 Jan 2004

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19:22 11/01
American Wigeon
Shetland

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09:02 11/01
Greater White-fronted Goose
Shetland
10/01

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Thu 08 Jan 2004

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19:14 08/01
American Wigeon
Shetland
06/01

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Tue 30 Dec 2003

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19:15 30/12
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Thu 23 Oct 2003

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14:16 23/10
Hoopoe
Shetland

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Sat 01 Feb 2003

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13:44 01/02
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Mon 27 Jan 2003

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18:17 27/01
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sat 18 Jan 2003

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23:36 18/01
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Wed 01 Jan 2003

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19:25 01/01
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Mon 30 Dec 2002

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16:02 30/12
Green-winged Teal
Shetland
12:00

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Sat 28 Dec 2002

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17:40 28/12
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Thu 26 Dec 2002

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18:47 26/12
Green-winged Teal
Shetland

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Wed 25 Dec 2002

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15:43 25/12
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Thu 19 Dec 2002

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13:49 19/12
Green-winged Teal
Shetland

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Wed 18 Dec 2002

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22:25 18/12
Green-winged Teal
Shetland

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Sun 15 Dec 2002

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12:12 15/12
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 08 Dec 2002

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18:37 08/12
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 24 Nov 2002

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23:00 24/11
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 17 Nov 2002

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22:35 17/11
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Fri 01 Nov 2002

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20:14 01/11
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Thu 31 Oct 2002

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16:05 31/10
Siberian Stonechat
Shetland
14:00

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Wed 30 Oct 2002

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22:04 30/10
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Tue 29 Oct 2002

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19:16 29/10
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Fri 24 May 2002

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17:22 24/05
American Black Duck
Shetland

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Thu 23 May 2002

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14:54 23/05
American Black Duck
Shetland
22/05

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Wed 15 May 2002

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18:00 15/05
American Black Duck
Shetland

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10:29 15/05
American Black Duck
Shetland
14/05

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Mon 13 May 2002

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21:14 13/05
American Black Duck
Shetland

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Thu 04 Apr 2002

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22:23 04/04
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Fri 25 Jan 2002

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19:21 25/01
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 16 Dec 2001

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18:56 16/12
American Wigeon
Shetland
15/12

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Mon 05 Nov 2001

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08:46 05/11
American Wigeon
Shetland
04/11

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Mon 15 Oct 2001

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22:35 15/10
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Tue 02 Oct 2001

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22:27 02/10
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Mon 17 Sep 2001

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22:40 17/09
Long-tailed Duck
Shetland

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Sat 15 Sep 2001

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16:09 15/09
Pallid Harrier
Shetland
15:58

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13:47 15/09
American Wigeon
Shetland
13:30

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09:54 15/09
Pallid Harrier
Shetland
09:30

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Thu 13 Sep 2001

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00:23 13/09
American Wigeon
Shetland
12/09

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Tue 11 Sep 2001

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23:05 11/09
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sat 08 Sep 2001

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17:37 08/09
American Wigeon
Shetland
17:32

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Sat 26 May 2001

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22:31 26/05
Ring-necked Duck
Shetland

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Wed 18 Apr 2001

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19:49 18/04
American Wigeon
Shetland
16/04

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Sat 17 Mar 2001

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22:55 17/03
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sat 03 Feb 2001

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17:59 03/02
American Wigeon
Shetland
01/02

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Mon 08 Jan 2001

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22:40 08/01
American Wigeon
Shetland
07/01

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Mon 01 Jan 2001

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22:53 01/01
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Thu 28 Dec 2000

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08:55 28/12
American Wigeon
Shetland
27/12

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Mon 20 Nov 2000

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09:11 20/11
Hen Harrier
Shetland
19/11

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Thu 16 Nov 2000

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18:21 16/11
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Wed 15 Nov 2000

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20:22 15/11
American Wigeon
Shetland
14/11

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