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Sat 05 Nov 2022

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11:55 05/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sat 04 Jun 2022

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09:53 04/06
Little Gull
Orkney

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Sat 02 Oct 2021

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11:37 02/10
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Fri 01 Oct 2021

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11:59 01/10
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Sat 25 Sep 2021

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16:22 25/09
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Sat 16 May 2020

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08:24 16/05
Western Osprey
Orkney

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Sun 03 May 2020

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12:02 03/05
Western Osprey
Orkney

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Thu 16 Apr 2020

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13:01 16/04
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Wed 15 Apr 2020

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12:06 15/04
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sat 16 Sep 2017

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19:53 16/09
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Sun 09 Oct 2016

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22:55 09/10
Slavonian Grebe
Orkney

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Sat 27 Aug 2016

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22:20 27/08
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Sun 21 Aug 2016

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06:50 21/08
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Mon 15 Aug 2016

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07:50 15/08
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney
14/08

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Sun 18 Oct 2015

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22:32 18/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Sat 17 Oct 2015

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22:34 17/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 05 Aug 2015

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14:09 05/08
Western Osprey
Orkney
14:05

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Sun 25 Jan 2015

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21:24 25/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sat 17 Jan 2015

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17:51 17/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sun 28 Dec 2014

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18:36 28/12
Jack Snipe
Orkney

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Sat 18 Jan 2014

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10:01 18/01
Blue-winged Teal
Orkney

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Tue 15 Jan 2013

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Time
19:18 15/01
Lesser Scaup
Orkney
13:00

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Sun 10 Jul 2011

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22:47 10/07
Western Osprey
Orkney

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Tue 28 Jun 2011

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22:58 28/06
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney
21:30

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11:30 28/06
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Mon 27 Jun 2011

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20:59 27/06
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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18:43 27/06
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Wed 15 Jun 2011

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22:13 15/06
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney
21:00

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15:02 15/06
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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08:04 15/06
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney
22:00 14/06

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Sat 18 Jul 2009

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20:50 18/07
Red-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Wed 15 Jul 2009

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09:51 15/07
Red-necked Grebe
Orkney
14/07

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Mon 13 Jul 2009

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19:20 13/07
Red-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Sun 12 Jul 2009

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17:24 12/07
Red-necked Grebe
Orkney
16:00

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Fri 12 Jun 2009

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21:32 12/06
Red-necked Grebe
Orkney

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