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Tue 17 Oct 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:50 17/10
Black-throated Diver
Highland

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Sat 27 May 2023

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Date
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Time
10:02 27/05
Curlew Sandpiper
Highland
14:30 26/05

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Fri 17 Mar 2023

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:29 17/03
Black-throated Diver
Highland
14:30

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Sun 12 Mar 2023

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Time
11:38 12/03
Black-throated Diver
Highland
11:22

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Sun 18 Sep 2022

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19:41 18/09
Black-throated Diver
Highland

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Wed 13 Apr 2022

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Date
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Time
08:09 13/04
Slavonian Grebe
Highland
14:00 12/04

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Sat 09 Apr 2022

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20:12 09/04
Black-throated Diver
Highland
19:55

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Wed 15 Sep 2021

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Date
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Time
19:15 15/09
Black-throated Diver
Highland

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Wed 08 Sep 2021

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Time
18:31 08/09
Black-throated Diver
Highland

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Tue 16 Mar 2021

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Time
19:04 16/03
Black-throated Diver
Highland

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Tue 06 Oct 2020

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Time
22:47 06/10
Black-throated Diver
Highland

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Sun 20 Sep 2020

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Time
14:55 20/09
Little Auk
Highland

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Fri 04 Sep 2020

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Time
14:31 04/09
Black-throated Diver
Highland
14:16

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Wed 15 Jul 2020

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Time
09:02 15/07
Black-throated Diver
Highland
08:53

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Sun 28 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
19:25 28/04
Great Northern Diver
Highland
11:15

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Sat 20 Apr 2019

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Time
18:50 20/04
Iceland Gull
Highland

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Wed 17 Apr 2019

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Date
Species
Location
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Time
20:14 17/04
Red-necked Grebe
Highland
20:05

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Sun 31 Mar 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:40 31/03
White-winged Scoter
Highland
29/03

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Sun 28 Oct 2018

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Date
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Time
19:34 28/10
Black-necked Grebe
Highland
14:00

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Thu 11 Oct 2018

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Date
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Time
13:05 11/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Highland

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Mon 07 May 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:59 07/05
Great Northern Diver
Highland
08:00

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Sun 08 Apr 2018

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Date
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Location
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Time
18:10 08/04
Slavonian Grebe
Highland

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Fri 06 Apr 2018

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Time
17:47 06/04
Great Northern Diver
Highland
10:00

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Sat 29 Apr 2017

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Time
21:08 29/04
Iceland Gull
Highland

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Thu 23 Mar 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:42 23/03
Slavonian Grebe
Highland
11:30

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Sun 05 Apr 2015

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Site
Time
19:23 05/04
Black-throated Diver
Highland

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Wed 26 Feb 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:51 26/02
White-billed Diver
Highland

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Mon 24 Feb 2014

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Date
Species
Location
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Time
19:33 24/02
White-billed Diver
Highland
17:15

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13:24 24/02
Red-necked Grebe
Highland

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12:35 24/02
White-billed Diver
Highland

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Mon 03 Jun 2013

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
14:58 03/06
Black Stork
Highland
26/05

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Tue 16 Oct 2012

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:21 16/10
Great Northern Diver
Highland
14:00

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Fri 05 Oct 2012

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Date
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Time
13:39 05/10
Great Northern Diver
Highland
13:30

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Fri 27 Apr 2012

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Date
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Time
16:55 27/04
Great Northern Diver
Highland

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Sun 22 Apr 2012

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:35 22/04
Great Northern Diver
Highland
10:30

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Tue 20 Mar 2012

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Date
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Time
13:04 20/03
Great Northern Diver
Highland
13:00

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Sat 28 Jan 2012

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:15 28/01
Slavonian Grebe
Highland
15:00

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Sat 21 May 2011

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
22:35 21/05
Surf Scoter
Highland

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14:36 21/05
Surf Scoter
Highland
14:30

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Wed 04 May 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:08 04/05
Common Crane
Highland
16:30

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Tue 12 Apr 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:33 12/04
White-billed Diver
Highland

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Sun 10 Apr 2011

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:03 10/04
White-billed Diver
Highland

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Thu 17 Feb 2011

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Date
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Location
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Time
19:11 17/02
Great Northern Diver
Highland

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Fri 19 Nov 2010

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
16:03 19/11
Great Northern Diver
Highland

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Sun 04 Apr 2010

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Date
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Time
20:16 04/04
Great Northern Diver
Highland
18:00

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Fri 12 Mar 2010

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Time
23:07 12/03
Black-throated Diver
Highland

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Sun 07 Mar 2010

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Date
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Location
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Time
14:08 07/03
Great Northern Diver
Highland
10:45

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Wed 03 Mar 2010

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Time
13:22 03/03
Great Northern Diver
Highland

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Sat 20 Feb 2010

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Time
17:05 20/02
Great Northern Diver
Highland
16:00

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Mon 11 May 2009

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Date
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Site
Time
17:12 11/05
White-billed Diver
Highland

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Mon 13 Apr 2009

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Time
15:41 13/04
White-billed Diver
Highland

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Thu 19 Mar 2009

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:45 19/03
Great Northern Diver
Highland

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Sun 28 Sep 2008

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Time
19:37 28/09
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Highland

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Thu 15 May 2008

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Date
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Time
09:27 15/05
White-billed Diver
Highland
13/05

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Sun 20 Apr 2008

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Date
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Time
11:32 20/04
White-billed Diver
Highland

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Sun 04 Feb 2007

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Time
18:36 04/02
Little Auk
Highland

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Sat 23 Apr 2005

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Time
13:27 23/04
Great Northern Diver
Highland

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Tue 26 Oct 2004

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Time
20:10 26/10
Waxwing
Highland
15:15

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Fri 26 Mar 2004

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Time
08:21 26/03
Surf Scoter
Highland

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Sat 20 Mar 2004

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Time
09:56 20/03
Surf Scoter
Highland
19/03

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Sat 13 Mar 2004

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Site
Time
14:30 13/03
Surf Scoter
Highland

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13:18 13/03
Little Auk
Highland

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Mon 08 Mar 2004

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Time
20:53 08/03
Glaucous Gull
Highland
15:00

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20:53 08/03
Iceland Gull
Highland
16:00

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20:53 08/03
Surf Scoter
Highland
13:00

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Sun 07 Mar 2004

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10:35 07/03
Surf Scoter
Highland

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Sat 21 Feb 2004

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Time
17:58 21/02
White-billed Diver
Highland

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12:19 21/02
White-billed Diver
Highland
15:45 20/02

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Wed 03 Dec 2003

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Time
10:29 03/12
Surf Scoter
Highland
02/12

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Sat 15 Nov 2003

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Time
16:33 15/11
Surf Scoter
Highland
14/11

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Sat 05 Jul 2003

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Time
16:32 05/07
Great Northern Diver
Highland

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Sun 13 Apr 2003

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Date
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Time
23:19 13/04
Common Cuckoo
Highland
12/04

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Mon 06 Jan 2003

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Time
10:06 06/01
Grey Phalarope
Highland
15:30 05/01

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Tue 31 Dec 2002

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Time
12:22 31/12
Little Auk
Highland

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Sun 06 Oct 2002

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Time
09:56 06/10
Black-throated Diver
Highland

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Thu 13 Jun 2002

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Date
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Location
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Time
16:05 13/06
Rosy Starling
Highland
15:15

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Wed 12 Jun 2002

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Time
17:16 12/06
Rosy Starling
Highland

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Thu 16 May 2002

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Time
21:37 16/05
Great Northern Diver
Highland

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Fri 05 Apr 2002

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Site
Time
21:15 05/04
Great Northern Diver
Highland

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Wed 02 Jan 2002

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Time
22:24 02/01
Great Northern Diver
Highland

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Thu 21 Jun 2001

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Time
19:03 21/06
Great Northern Diver
Highland
13:00

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Mon 14 May 2001

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Date
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Site
Time
18:45 14/05
Golden Eagle
Highland
18:00

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Thu 05 Apr 2001

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Time
14:31 05/04
White-tailed Eagle
Highland

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Sat 13 Jan 2001

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Date
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Time
17:30 13/01
Great Northern Diver
Highland
13:00

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