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Sat 18 Apr 2009

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Location
Site
Time
18:53 18/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Wed 05 Nov 2008

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12:58 05/11
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Sat 01 Nov 2008

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20:19 01/11
Waxwing
Shetland

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Fri 31 Oct 2008

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21:20 31/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sun 19 Oct 2008

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13:48 19/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
18/10

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Sat 18 Oct 2008

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22:25 18/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Fri 17 Oct 2008

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22:11 17/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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11:53 17/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Thu 16 Oct 2008

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Time
11:53 16/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Wed 15 Oct 2008

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21:34 15/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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13:21 15/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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11:09 15/10
Coal Tit
Shetland

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Mon 13 Oct 2008

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Date
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Time
15:20 13/10
Richard's Pipit
Shetland

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Sun 12 Oct 2008

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Date
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Time
12:11 12/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 11 Oct 2008

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20:43 11/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 10 Oct 2008

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21:43 10/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 09 Oct 2008

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22:44 09/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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22:36 09/10
Lanceolated Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 14 Sep 2008

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21:53 14/09
Wryneck
Shetland

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Fri 05 Sep 2008

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20:12 05/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 27 Oct 2007

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17:33 27/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 18 Oct 2007

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13:50 18/10
Radde's Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 16 Oct 2007

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15:51 16/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 15 Oct 2007

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14:52 15/10
Pechora Pipit
Shetland

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Sun 14 Oct 2007

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16:05 14/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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11:47 14/10
Pechora Pipit
Shetland
11:20

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Sat 13 Oct 2007

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16:00 13/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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11:42 13/10
Pechora Pipit
Shetland

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Fri 12 Oct 2007

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12:43 12/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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10:46 12/10
Pechora Pipit
Shetland
10:35

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Wed 10 Oct 2007

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Date
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10:08 10/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
09:57

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Mon 08 Oct 2007

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17:56 08/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Sat 06 Oct 2007

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12:28 06/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 05 Oct 2007

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Date
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Time
14:02 05/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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10:41 05/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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Tue 21 Aug 2007

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Time
23:13 21/08
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 03 Oct 2006

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19:40 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 21 Sep 2006

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22:19 21/09
Black-headed Bunting
Shetland
13:00

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Tue 19 Sep 2006

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Date
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10:50 19/09
Black-headed Bunting
Shetland
09:30

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Sun 17 Sep 2006

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19:54 17/09
Black-headed Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 16 Sep 2006

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20:16 16/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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08:54 16/09
Black-headed Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 25 Jun 2006

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13:40 25/06
Laughing Gull
Shetland

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Mon 22 May 2006

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12:49 22/05
Common Crane
Shetland
12:05

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Tue 06 Dec 2005

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17:41 06/12
Waxwing
Shetland

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Fri 21 Oct 2005

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22:38 21/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 25 Sep 2005

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14:28 25/09
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Tue 30 Aug 2005

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20:46 30/08
European Bee-eater
Shetland

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Sun 28 Aug 2005

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19:31 28/08
European Bee-eater
Shetland

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Wed 08 Jun 2005

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22:50 08/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland
01:00 07/06

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Mon 06 Jun 2005

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10:59 06/06
Subalpine Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 01 Jun 2005

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12:11 01/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland
31/05

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Sun 15 May 2005

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22:19 15/05
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 30 Oct 2004

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23:13 30/10
Northern Bullfinch
Shetland

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Fri 22 Oct 2004

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22:52 22/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 20 Oct 2004

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22:46 20/10
Richard's Pipit
Shetland

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Tue 19 Oct 2004

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20:51 19/10
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Sat 16 Oct 2004

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22:21 16/10
Richard's Pipit
Shetland

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Sun 03 Oct 2004

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22:23 03/10
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 02 Oct 2004

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17:31 02/10
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Shetland

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14:08 02/10
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 01 Oct 2004

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16:50 01/10
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 23 Oct 2003

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21:47 23/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Tue 30 Sep 2003

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18:02 30/09
Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Wed 14 May 2003

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19:50 14/05
Golden Oriole
Shetland

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Tue 01 Oct 2002

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19:32 01/10
European Turtle Dove
Shetland

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Mon 30 Sep 2002

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22:02 30/09
Ortolan Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 07 Jun 2002

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09:53 07/06
Lesser Whitethroat
Shetland
08:30

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Fri 31 May 2002

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14:42 31/05
Eurasian Hobby
Shetland

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Tue 16 Oct 2001

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09:50 16/10
Common Linnet
Shetland
15/10

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Fri 28 Sep 2001

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18:06 28/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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