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Tue 16 Apr 2024

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19:31 16/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Tue 21 Nov 2023

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12:59 21/11
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Tue 14 Nov 2023

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14:52 14/11
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Mon 06 Nov 2023

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09:53 06/11
White-billed Diver
Shetland
05/11

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Sun 05 Nov 2023

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14:13 05/11
White-billed Diver
Shetland

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12:55 05/11
White-billed Diver
Shetland

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Tue 31 Oct 2023

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15:34 31/10
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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Fri 27 Oct 2023

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15:01 27/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 26 Oct 2023

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18:08 26/10
Continental Coal Tit
Shetland

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18:07 26/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Wed 25 Oct 2023

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16:45 25/10
Continental Coal Tit
Shetland

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Fri 20 Oct 2023

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17:09 20/10
Continental Coal Tit
Shetland

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Tue 17 Oct 2023

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15:35 17/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Mon 16 Oct 2023

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18:32 16/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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13:15 16/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sat 14 Oct 2023

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14:46 14/10
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Thu 12 Oct 2023

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11:19 12/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Thu 05 Oct 2023

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08:37 05/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Mon 02 Oct 2023

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14:45 02/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Sun 01 Oct 2023

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18:08 01/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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11:50 01/10
European Turtle Dove
Shetland

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Thu 28 Sep 2023

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12:42 28/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 22 Sep 2023

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15:57 22/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Wed 30 Aug 2023

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20:02 30/08
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Sat 26 Aug 2023

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17:34 26/08
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 22 Aug 2023

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20:21 22/08
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 21 Jul 2023

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09:36 21/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland
09:30

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Wed 19 Jul 2023

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20:25 19/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Tue 18 Jul 2023

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13:38 18/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sun 16 Jul 2023

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17:04 16/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland
16:47

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Sat 15 Jul 2023

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16:35 15/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Fri 14 Jul 2023

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15:06 14/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Tue 11 Jul 2023

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12:51 11/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Thu 11 May 2023

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20:22 11/05
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sat 06 May 2023

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20:29 06/05
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Mon 17 Apr 2023

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16:31 17/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Mon 10 Apr 2023

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11:41 10/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Tue 04 Apr 2023

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22:16 04/04
House Martin
Shetland

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14:02 04/04
House Martin
Shetland

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Sun 02 Apr 2023

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10:49 02/04
Long-eared Owl
Shetland
09:47

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Mon 13 Mar 2023

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15:52 13/03
Hen Harrier
Shetland

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Mon 30 Jan 2023

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14:53 30/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 27 Nov 2022

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15:56 27/11
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Wed 23 Nov 2022

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18:22 23/11
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Mon 21 Nov 2022

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22:11 21/11
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland
20/11

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Thu 17 Nov 2022

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12:39 17/11
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Sun 13 Nov 2022

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12:15 13/11
Waxwing
Shetland

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Mon 07 Nov 2022

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09:08 07/11
Hawfinch
Shetland
09:07

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Tue 25 Oct 2022

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16:23 25/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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Tue 11 Oct 2022

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13:10 11/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland
13:00

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Sun 09 Oct 2022

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09:59 09/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 07 Oct 2022

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11:15 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 05 Oct 2022

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10:23 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 03 Oct 2022

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21:03 03/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
11:40

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Sun 02 Oct 2022

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12:01 02/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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11:00 02/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 01 Oct 2022

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18:18 01/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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16:21 01/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
16:15

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12:02 01/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Fri 30 Sep 2022

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18:40 30/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
18:30

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Thu 29 Sep 2022

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17:15 29/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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13:57 29/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
13:54

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11:51 29/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Tue 27 Sep 2022

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10:03 27/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Tue 20 Sep 2022

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15:25 20/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland
15:21

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11:08 20/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Mon 19 Sep 2022

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18:36 19/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland
18:34

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17:06 19/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
17:04

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16:59 19/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland
16:56

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14:30 19/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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12:02 19/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Wed 07 Sep 2022

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18:46 07/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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13:53 07/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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09:45 07/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Mon 13 Jun 2022

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13:17 13/06
Greater Scaup
Shetland
13:15

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Sun 08 May 2022

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18:14 08/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 19 Apr 2022

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12:09 19/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Thu 14 Apr 2022

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07:56 14/04
Northern Wheatear
Shetland

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Wed 27 Oct 2021

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15:24 27/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland
15:00

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13:42 27/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland
13:22

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Tue 26 Oct 2021

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17:03 26/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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11:38 26/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland
11:36

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Mon 25 Oct 2021

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20:07 25/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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18:17 25/10
Gyr Falcon
Shetland

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16:02 25/10
Gyr Falcon
Shetland
15:50

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11:20 25/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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11:07 25/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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Sun 24 Oct 2021

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19:37 24/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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Sat 23 Oct 2021

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14:38 23/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland
14:10

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11:27 23/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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Fri 22 Oct 2021

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17:55 22/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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14:56 22/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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Tue 05 Oct 2021

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12:35 05/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Mon 04 Oct 2021

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14:54 04/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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07:26 04/10
Hawfinch
Shetland
03/10

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Sun 03 Oct 2021

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12:11 03/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
12:00

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10:11 03/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sat 02 Oct 2021

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15:31 02/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
15:30

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13:29 02/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
13:27

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12:35 02/10
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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