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Sat 21 Sep 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:46 21/09
Marsh Warbler
Orkney
20/09

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Fri 20 Sep 2019

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15:31 20/09
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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14:57 20/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Orkney

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Thu 19 Sep 2019

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12:27 19/09
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney

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07:33 19/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney
18/09

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Wed 18 Sep 2019

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20:02 18/09
Sabine's Gull
Orkney

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14:08 18/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney
17/09

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11:15 18/09
Marsh Warbler
Orkney

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10:02 18/09
Great Shearwater
Orkney

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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18:38 17/09
Barred Warbler
Orkney
16/09

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Sun 15 Sep 2019

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18:24 15/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 14 Sep 2019

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19:42 14/09
Pomarine Skua
Orkney

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Fri 13 Sep 2019

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20:22 13/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney
12/09

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Thu 12 Sep 2019

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09:22 12/09
Little Bunting
Orkney

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Wed 11 Sep 2019

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12:57 11/09
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney
12:50

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08:59 11/09
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 10 Sep 2019

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Time
12:58 10/09
Common Buzzard
Orkney

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10:35 10/09
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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09:34 10/09
Marsh Warbler
Orkney

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07:51 10/09
Little Bunting
Orkney

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Mon 09 Sep 2019

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Time
17:55 09/09
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Sun 08 Sep 2019

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21:13 08/09
Shore Lark
Orkney

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17:12 08/09
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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12:39 08/09
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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Sat 07 Sep 2019

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19:36 07/09
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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08:18 07/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney
06/09

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Fri 06 Sep 2019

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17:26 06/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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10:34 06/09
Shore Lark
Orkney
05/09

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Thu 05 Sep 2019

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19:54 05/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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19:46 05/09
Little Auk
Orkney
04/09

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17:20 05/09
Sabine's Gull
Orkney

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Wed 04 Sep 2019

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20:46 04/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Tue 03 Sep 2019

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18:30 03/09
Little Auk
Orkney

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16:49 03/09
Shore Lark
Orkney
02/09

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Mon 02 Sep 2019

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Date
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13:23 02/09
Barred Warbler
Orkney
01/09

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Fri 30 Aug 2019

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21:00 30/08
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Thu 29 Aug 2019

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Date
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10:06 29/08
Greenish Warbler
Orkney
28/08

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Wed 28 Aug 2019

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07:29 28/08
Common Quail
Orkney
07:20 27/08

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Tue 27 Aug 2019

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18:28 27/08
Greenish Warbler
Orkney

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Mon 26 Aug 2019

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21:18 26/08
Wood Warbler
Orkney

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13:00 26/08
Greenish Warbler
Orkney

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Sun 25 Aug 2019

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Time
15:58 25/08
Grey-headed Wagtail
Orkney

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12:44 25/08
Melodious Warbler
Orkney

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10:14 25/08
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Sat 24 Aug 2019

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Date
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Time
17:31 24/08
Grey-headed Wagtail
Orkney
23/08

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13:10 24/08
Subalpine Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 22 Aug 2019

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Time
08:00 22/08
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney
21/08

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Mon 19 Aug 2019

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Time
09:12 19/08
Wood Sandpiper
Orkney
18/08

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Thu 15 Aug 2019

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Date
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Time
19:18 15/08
Shore Lark
Orkney
14/08

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Tue 13 Aug 2019

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Time
18:01 13/08
Grey-headed Wagtail
Orkney

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Mon 12 Aug 2019

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Time
17:39 12/08
Grey-headed Wagtail
Orkney

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13:02 12/08
Shore Lark
Orkney
11/08

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Sun 11 Aug 2019

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Date
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Time
21:44 11/08
Grey-headed Wagtail
Orkney
10/08

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Thu 08 Aug 2019

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11:43 08/08
Rosy Starling
Orkney

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08:51 08/08
Garganey
Orkney
07/08

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Sat 03 Aug 2019

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Time
07:21 03/08
Bedstraw Hawkmoth
Orkney

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Thu 01 Aug 2019

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07:25 01/08
Icterine Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 31 Jul 2019

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Time
07:56 31/07
Black Tern
Orkney
30/07

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Mon 29 Jul 2019

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20:11 29/07
Garganey
Orkney

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13:06 29/07
Garganey
Orkney
28/07

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Sat 27 Jul 2019

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22:21 27/07
Black Redstart
Orkney

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Fri 26 Jul 2019

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22:31 26/07
Shore Lark
Orkney
25/07

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Tue 23 Jul 2019

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22:12 23/07
Shore Lark
Orkney

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Mon 22 Jul 2019

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20:25 22/07
Grey-headed Wagtail
Orkney

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Sun 21 Jul 2019

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20:26 21/07
Grey-headed Wagtail
Orkney

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Sat 20 Jul 2019

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18:20 20/07
Shore Lark
Orkney

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Fri 19 Jul 2019

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08:45 19/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Orkney
18/07

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Wed 17 Jul 2019

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21:17 17/07
Shore Lark
Orkney

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Mon 15 Jul 2019

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13:01 15/07
Little Bunting
Orkney

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Sun 14 Jul 2019

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07:44 14/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Orkney
13/07

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Fri 12 Jul 2019

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22:58 12/07
Shore Lark
Orkney

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Wed 10 Jul 2019

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18:54 10/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Orkney

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Tue 09 Jul 2019

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21:48 09/07
Red-necked Phalarope
Orkney

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13:26 09/07
Marsh Warbler
Orkney

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Mon 08 Jul 2019

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21:21 08/07
Red-necked Phalarope
Orkney

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11:37 08/07
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney
05/07

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Wed 03 Jul 2019

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20:28 03/07
Common Quail
Orkney

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12:01 03/07
Black Tern
Orkney

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Sat 29 Jun 2019

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09:16 29/06
Garganey
Orkney
28/06

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Wed 26 Jun 2019

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20:07 26/06
Red-necked Phalarope
Orkney

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Thu 20 Jun 2019

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15:01 20/06
European Turtle Dove
Orkney
14:58

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10:51 20/06
Common Quail
Orkney
19/06

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Wed 12 Jun 2019

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18:41 12/06
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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Fri 07 Jun 2019

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21:25 07/06
Marsh Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 06 Jun 2019

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20:13 06/06
Common Crane
Orkney

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17:48 06/06
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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Mon 03 Jun 2019

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19:01 03/06
Little Stint
Orkney

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18:18 03/06
Rosy Starling
Orkney

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09:30 03/06
Spotted Crake
Orkney
02/06

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Fri 31 May 2019

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12:04 31/05
Garganey
Orkney
30/05

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Sun 26 May 2019

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20:01 26/05
Garganey
Orkney

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Sat 25 May 2019

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08:18 25/05
Garganey
Orkney
24/05

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Fri 24 May 2019

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19:10 24/05
Red-flanked Bluetail
Orkney

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17:39 24/05
Red-flanked Bluetail
Orkney

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08:22 24/05
Curlew Sandpiper
Orkney
23/05

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Thu 23 May 2019

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18:21 23/05
Wood Sandpiper
Orkney

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18:09 23/05
Wood Sandpiper
Orkney
22/05

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Wed 22 May 2019

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08:19 22/05
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Orkney
21/05

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Tue 21 May 2019

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22:58 21/05
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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12:02 21/05
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Orkney
20/05

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