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Fri 12 Jan 2024

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
08:50 12/01
Great Egret
Orkney

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Wed 15 Nov 2023

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Time
07:18 15/11
Great Egret
Orkney
12/11

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Sat 11 Nov 2023

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Time
13:34 11/11
Great Egret
Orkney
11:30

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Tue 07 Nov 2023

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Time
12:43 07/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sat 04 Nov 2023

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Time
15:07 04/11
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Fri 03 Nov 2023

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Time
08:44 03/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Wed 01 Nov 2023

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Time
11:01 01/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sat 28 Oct 2023

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Time
17:38 28/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Wed 25 Oct 2023

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Time
14:56 25/10
Western Cattle Egret
Orkney

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Sun 23 Apr 2023

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Time
14:30 23/04
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Wed 07 Dec 2022

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Date
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Location
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Time
07:37 07/12
Rough-legged Buzzard
Orkney
06/12

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Sun 04 Dec 2022

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Date
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Location
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Time
13:28 04/12
Siberian Chiffchaff
Orkney

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Thu 06 Jan 2022

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Date
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Location
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Time
11:58 06/01
Rough-legged Buzzard
Orkney
05/01

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Fri 13 Aug 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
14:19 13/08
European Bee-eater
Orkney

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Thu 01 Jul 2021

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Time
09:49 01/07
Rosy Starling
Orkney

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Mon 10 May 2021

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Time
19:24 10/05
Garganey
Orkney

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Tue 13 Oct 2020

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Time
15:25 13/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Fri 09 Oct 2020

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Date
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Time
18:35 09/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 09 Jun 2020

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Date
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Time
17:25 09/06
Eurasian Hobby
Orkney
09:00

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Wed 25 Dec 2019

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Time
14:33 25/12
Snow Goose
Orkney
14:30

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Sat 11 May 2019

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Date
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Time
14:39 11/05
Red-footed Falcon
Orkney
14:00

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Wed 24 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:32 24/04
Rough-legged Buzzard
Orkney

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Wed 20 Mar 2019

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Date
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Time
22:32 20/03
Rough-legged Buzzard
Orkney
19/03

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Tue 19 Mar 2019

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Date
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Time
22:57 19/03
Rough-legged Buzzard
Orkney
17:30

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07:49 19/03
Rough-legged Buzzard
Orkney
18/03

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Mon 30 Apr 2018

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Time
15:05 30/04
Waxwing
Orkney

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Thu 26 Apr 2018

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09:22 26/04
Waxwing
Orkney
09:17

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Tue 20 Mar 2018

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Time
20:29 20/03
Snow Goose
Orkney

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Fri 08 Dec 2017

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Date
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Time
22:23 08/12
Little Auk
Orkney

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Sun 11 Dec 2016

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Time
15:16 11/12
Little Egret
Orkney

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Thu 24 Nov 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:12 24/11
Common Crane
Orkney
23/11

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Sun 13 Nov 2016

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Date
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Time
12:53 13/11
Little Egret
Orkney

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Sun 28 Feb 2016

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Date
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Location
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Time
16:23 28/02
Iceland Gull
Orkney
14:30

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Sun 08 Nov 2015

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Date
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Time
15:37 08/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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Fri 24 Oct 2014

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Date
Species
Location
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Time
08:35 24/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Orkney
23/10

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Sun 21 Sep 2014

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Date
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Time
21:13 21/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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Thu 01 May 2014

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Date
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Time
10:30 01/05
Eurasian Dotterel
Orkney

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Wed 30 Apr 2014

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Date
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Time
17:35 30/04
Eurasian Dotterel
Orkney

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Sat 02 Nov 2013

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Date
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Location
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Time
18:11 02/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Orkney

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Sat 27 Jul 2013

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Time
15:23 27/07
Eurasian Hobby
Orkney

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Fri 21 Jun 2013

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Date
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Location
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Time
15:16 21/06
Rosy Starling
Orkney

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Wed 01 May 2013

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:12 01/05
Black Kite
Orkney

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Mon 05 Nov 2012

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09:09 05/11
Waxwing
Orkney
08:30

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Fri 23 Jul 2010

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16:45 23/07
Little Egret
Orkney
15:15

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Sat 16 Sep 2006

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Date
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Location
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Time
18:06 16/09
Little Gull
Orkney

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Tue 21 Oct 2003

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Date
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Time
16:16 21/10
Firecrest
Orkney

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Orkney
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