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Fri 07 Oct 2022

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Time
15:34 07/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Wed 30 Mar 2022

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22:29 30/03
Sperm Whale
Shetland
14:00

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Tue 29 Mar 2022

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19:09 29/03
Sperm Whale
Shetland

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Mon 28 Mar 2022

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19:35 28/03
Sperm Whale
Shetland

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Sun 27 Mar 2022

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18:02 27/03
Sperm Whale
Shetland

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Fri 25 Mar 2022

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17:59 25/03
Sperm Whale
Shetland

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Thu 24 Mar 2022

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13:12 24/03
Sperm Whale
Shetland
13:12

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10:29 24/03
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Wed 23 Mar 2022

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Time
10:09 23/03
Sperm Whale
Shetland

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Tue 22 Mar 2022

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10:11 22/03
Sperm Whale
Shetland

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Mon 21 Mar 2022

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12:49 21/03
Sperm Whale
Shetland

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Tue 22 Feb 2022

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12:59 22/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 18 Feb 2022

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17:29 18/02
Velvet Scoter
Shetland

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Sun 25 Apr 2021

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12:54 25/04
Common Tern
Shetland

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Sat 24 Apr 2021

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14:16 24/04
Bearded Seal
Shetland
14:10

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13:49 24/04
Bearded Seal
Shetland

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Tue 20 Apr 2021

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13:54 20/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Thu 04 Feb 2021

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10:13 04/02
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Tue 02 Feb 2021

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10:26 02/02
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland
01/02

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Fri 25 Sep 2020

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21:44 25/09
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland
12:20

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Thu 24 Sep 2020

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12:24 24/09
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland
12:18

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Tue 16 Nov 2004

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22:29 16/11
Waxwing
Shetland

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22:29 		Sperm Whale
Shetland
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Shetland
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Shetland
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Shetland
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25/03/2022
17:59 		Sperm Whale
Shetland
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