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Wed 18 Jan 2017

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Time
13:44 18/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sat 14 Jan 2017

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16:58 14/01
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Fri 13 Jan 2017

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16:24 13/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sun 08 Jan 2017

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16:49 08/01
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Fri 06 Jan 2017

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19:10 06/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Thu 05 Jan 2017

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16:25 05/01
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Wed 04 Jan 2017

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19:14 04/01
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Mon 02 Jan 2017

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21:01 02/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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14:01 02/01
Smew
Orkney

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Sat 31 Dec 2016

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Time
17:21 31/12
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Fri 30 Dec 2016

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14:10 30/12
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Wed 30 Nov 2016

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13:35 30/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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10:20 30/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney
28/11

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Tue 22 Nov 2016

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08:06 22/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney
21/11

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Thu 17 Nov 2016

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Time
16:39 17/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
15/11

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12:28 17/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
16/11

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Tue 15 Nov 2016

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13:47 15/11
Glossy Ibis
Orkney

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13:04 15/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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08:49 15/11
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Mon 14 Nov 2016

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Time
23:08 14/11
Glossy Ibis
Orkney

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21:14 14/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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15:28 14/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Sun 13 Nov 2016

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19:59 13/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Sat 12 Nov 2016

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17:40 12/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Fri 11 Nov 2016

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Time
14:35 11/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Thu 10 Nov 2016

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15:19 10/11
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Sun 06 Nov 2016

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17:35 06/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney
09:10

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10:44 06/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney
09:30

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Thu 03 Nov 2016

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18:48 03/11
Little Auk
Orkney
08:30

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Wed 02 Nov 2016

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23:37 02/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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Tue 01 Nov 2016

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Date
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Time
08:00 01/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
30/10

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Mon 31 Oct 2016

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Time
14:12 31/10
Little Auk
Orkney

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Sun 30 Oct 2016

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15:45 30/10
Glossy Ibis
Orkney

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09:46 30/10
Desertas Petrel
Orkney
09:25

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08:24 30/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney
07:45

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Sat 29 Oct 2016

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21:01 29/10
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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18:18 29/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Tue 25 Oct 2016

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Time
22:54 25/10
Tundra Bean Goose
Orkney
24/10

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Mon 24 Oct 2016

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20:39 24/10
Spotted Crake
Orkney

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16:46 24/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney
16:32

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Sun 23 Oct 2016

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18:28 23/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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16:12 23/10
Northern Harrier
Orkney

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Sat 22 Oct 2016

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16:54 22/10
Dusky Warbler
Orkney
16:30

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Fri 21 Oct 2016

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09:37 21/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sun 16 Oct 2016

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18:31 16/10
Hoopoe
Orkney

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Sat 15 Oct 2016

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Date
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20:30 15/10
Arctic Redpoll
Orkney
13/10

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20:30 15/10
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
14/10

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Fri 14 Oct 2016

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13:09 14/10
Hoopoe
Orkney

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Thu 13 Oct 2016

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Time
10:33 13/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Orkney

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Tue 11 Oct 2016

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Time
23:18 11/10
Little Bunting
Orkney

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18:55 11/10
Ortolan Bunting
Orkney
08/10

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Sat 08 Oct 2016

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Date
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Location
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Time
09:08 08/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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Fri 07 Oct 2016

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15:56 07/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Orkney

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Thu 06 Oct 2016

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Time
17:46 06/10
Little Bunting
Orkney

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15:59 06/10
Ortolan Bunting
Orkney

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Mon 03 Oct 2016

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Time
16:03 03/10
Bluethroat
Orkney

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08:01 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
02/10

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Sun 02 Oct 2016

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Date
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22:32 02/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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21:24 02/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Sat 01 Oct 2016

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Date
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Time
13:24 01/10
Ortolan Bunting
Orkney
28/09

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Fri 30 Sep 2016

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Date
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Time
12:34 30/09
Grey Phalarope
Orkney
11:45

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Thu 29 Sep 2016

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21:31 29/09
Grey Phalarope
Orkney

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Tue 27 Sep 2016

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12:28 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
26/09

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Fri 23 Sep 2016

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Date
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Time
14:27 23/09
Common Rosefinch
Orkney
22/09

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Thu 22 Sep 2016

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Date
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13:39 22/09
Icterine Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 21 Sep 2016

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Date
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Time
08:11 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
20/09

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Tue 20 Sep 2016

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13:42 20/09
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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Mon 19 Sep 2016

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22:48 19/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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19:45 19/09
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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Fri 16 Sep 2016

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15:25 16/09
Marsh Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 13 Sep 2016

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12:35 13/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Sat 10 Sep 2016

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21:26 10/09
Grey Phalarope
Orkney

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07:48 10/09
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney
09/09

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Fri 09 Sep 2016

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08:02 09/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney
08/09

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Wed 07 Sep 2016

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20:17 07/09
Great Shearwater
Orkney

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12:32 07/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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07:47 07/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Orkney
06/09

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Sun 04 Sep 2016

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Date
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Time
17:07 04/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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Thu 01 Sep 2016

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17:17 01/09
Great Shearwater
Orkney
30/08

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Wed 31 Aug 2016

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Time
22:36 31/08
Balearic Shearwater
Orkney
13:00

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Tue 30 Aug 2016

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Time
17:54 30/08
Barred Warbler
Orkney
28/08

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13:11 30/08
Great Shearwater
Orkney
11:50

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Sun 28 Aug 2016

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19:53 28/08
Sykes's Warbler
Orkney

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11:02 28/08
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Sat 27 Aug 2016

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23:13 27/08
Wryneck
Orkney

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Fri 26 Aug 2016

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17:35 26/08
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney
25/08

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Mon 22 Aug 2016

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10:25 22/08
Greenish Warbler
Orkney
21/08

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10:24 22/08
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Sun 21 Aug 2016

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16:47 21/08
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Sat 20 Aug 2016

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17:47 20/08
Icterine Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 18 Aug 2016

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11:39 18/08
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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Wed 17 Aug 2016

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Time
11:26 17/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Orkney
16/08

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Mon 15 Aug 2016

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Time
08:15 15/08
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney

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Thu 11 Aug 2016

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Time
18:00 11/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Orkney
10/08

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16:42 11/08
European Turtle Dove
Orkney

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Fri 05 Aug 2016

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07:32 05/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Orkney
04/08

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Tue 19 Jul 2016

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Date
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17:33 19/07
Red-necked Phalarope
Orkney

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Sun 17 Jul 2016

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22:43 17/07
Red-necked Phalarope
Orkney

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Fri 15 Jul 2016

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08:08 15/07
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney

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Thu 14 Jul 2016

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08:30 14/07
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney

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