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Sat 10 Dec 2022

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Date
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Location
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Time
11:02 10/12
Arctic Redpoll
Orkney
10:30

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Tue 21 Sep 2021

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13:15 21/09
Common Rosefinch
Orkney
13:00

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Thu 05 Jul 2018

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Date
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Time
07:04 05/07
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
17:35 04/07

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Wed 04 Jul 2018

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07:02 04/07
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
20:45 03/07

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Tue 13 Mar 2018

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10:27 13/03
Black-eared Kite
Orkney
10:00

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Sun 20 Sep 2015

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08:21 20/09
Common Kingfisher
Orkney

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Sat 19 Sep 2015

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14:19 19/09
Common Kingfisher
Orkney
12:00

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Fri 18 Sep 2015

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09:21 18/09
Avocet
Orkney
08:30

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Thu 17 Sep 2015

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18:02 17/09
Avocet
Orkney

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Wed 26 Sep 2012

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13:10 26/09
Snow Goose
Orkney

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Mon 16 Apr 2012

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Time
19:00 16/04
Greenland White-fronted Goose
Orkney

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Mon 26 Mar 2012

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Time
09:26 26/03
American Wigeon
Orkney
25/03

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Sat 24 Mar 2012

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12:24 24/03
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Sat 10 Mar 2012

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21:50 10/03
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Sun 04 Mar 2012

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21:48 04/03
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Sat 03 Mar 2012

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21:20 03/03
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Wed 29 Feb 2012

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15:34 29/02
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Mon 27 Feb 2012

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23:09 27/02
American Wigeon
Orkney

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07:57 27/02
American Wigeon
Orkney
26/02

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Sat 25 Feb 2012

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20:49 25/02
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Thu 23 Feb 2012

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07:54 23/02
American Wigeon
Orkney
22/02

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Mon 20 Feb 2012

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19:15 20/02
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Sun 19 Feb 2012

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13:35 19/02
American Wigeon
Orkney
12:45

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Thu 29 Jul 2010

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07:39 29/07
Wood Sandpiper
Orkney
28/07

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Sat 26 Sep 2009

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18:40 26/09
Snow Goose
Orkney

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Fri 25 Sep 2009

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19:24 25/09
Snow Goose
Orkney

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Wed 23 Sep 2009

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14:09 23/09
Snow Goose
Orkney

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Mon 30 Apr 2007

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10:34 30/04
Spotted Redshank
Orkney

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Mon 07 Feb 2005

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16:53 07/02
Tundra Bean Goose
Orkney

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Fri 17 Jan 2003

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14:20 17/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Wed 03 Oct 2001

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12:18 03/10
American Wigeon
Orkney
12:10

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11:02 		Arctic Redpoll
Orkney
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Orkney
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Orkney
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Orkney
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26/03/2012
09:26 		American Wigeon
Orkney
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