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Thu 02 May 2024

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Location
Site
Time
15:19 02/05
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Mon 29 Apr 2024

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18:47 29/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sun 28 Apr 2024

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22:55 28/04
Carrion Crow
Shetland
27/04

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Sat 06 Apr 2024

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19:02 06/04
Swallow
Shetland

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Wed 31 Jan 2024

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12:54 31/01
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Thu 28 Dec 2023

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20:44 28/12
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 14 Dec 2023

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13:17 14/12
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Sun 03 Dec 2023

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08:49 03/12
Little Auk
Shetland

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Tue 28 Nov 2023

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13:59 28/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 12 Nov 2023

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14:29 12/11
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Sat 11 Nov 2023

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11:33 11/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 09 Nov 2023

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15:56 09/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 05 Nov 2023

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16:07 05/11
Northern Bullfinch
Shetland

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Sat 04 Nov 2023

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15:09 04/11
Short-eared Owl
Shetland

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Sun 29 Oct 2023

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12:30 29/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 27 Oct 2023

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09:36 27/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 24 Oct 2023

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13:16 24/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Mon 23 Oct 2023

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14:23 23/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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13:38 23/10
Little Auk
Shetland

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Sat 21 Oct 2023

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11:52 21/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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09:43 21/10
Blue Tit
Shetland
09:41

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Fri 20 Oct 2023

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15:53 20/10
Continental Coal Tit
Shetland

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Thu 19 Oct 2023

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18:26 19/10
Continental Coal Tit
Shetland

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Wed 18 Oct 2023

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12:23 18/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Mon 16 Oct 2023

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07:29 16/10
Iceland Gull
Shetland
15/10

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Tue 10 Oct 2023

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15:53 10/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Fri 06 Oct 2023

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18:05 06/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Wed 04 Oct 2023

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12:14 04/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
12:09

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Sun 01 Oct 2023

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20:19 01/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Fri 29 Sep 2023

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17:24 29/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Thu 28 Sep 2023

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19:18 28/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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19:18 28/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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15:11 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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11:08 28/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Tue 26 Sep 2023

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18:15 26/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Mon 25 Sep 2023

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16:31 25/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
24/09

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11:27 25/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Sat 23 Sep 2023

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13:32 23/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Fri 22 Sep 2023

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15:06 22/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland
12:52

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11:03 22/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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09:45 22/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 19 Sep 2023

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16:08 19/09
Wryneck
Shetland

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09:44 19/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Mon 18 Sep 2023

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Time
19:04 18/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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18:36 18/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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15:43 18/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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13:19 18/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 17 Sep 2023

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Time
09:43 17/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Sat 16 Sep 2023

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08:32 16/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Fri 15 Sep 2023

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Time
21:26 15/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 14 Sep 2023

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Time
13:17 14/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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11:49 14/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Fri 25 Aug 2023

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20:16 25/08
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 21 Aug 2023

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17:16 21/08
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 20 Aug 2023

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18:33 20/08
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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11:43 20/08
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 19 Aug 2023

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08:25 19/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland
18/08

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Fri 18 Aug 2023

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16:33 18/08
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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14:10 18/08
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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11:55 18/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 30 Jul 2023

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13:40 30/07
Melodious Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 14 Jul 2023

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11:57 14/07
Killer Whale
Shetland
11:40

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Mon 12 Jun 2023

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12:10 12/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland
10/06

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Tue 30 May 2023

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11:46 30/05
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Thu 18 May 2023

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12:41 18/05
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Sun 07 May 2023

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08:16 07/05
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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Tue 11 Apr 2023

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15:09 11/04
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Sat 01 Apr 2023

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08:34 01/04
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Thu 30 Mar 2023

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12:34 30/03
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Sun 12 Mar 2023

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13:18 12/03
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 21 Feb 2023

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12:41 21/02
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Thu 16 Feb 2023

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14:14 16/02
Snow Bunting
Shetland
11/02

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Mon 14 Nov 2022

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13:54 14/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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13:40 14/11
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 09 Nov 2022

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13:37 09/11
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Tue 08 Nov 2022

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13:46 08/11
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Sat 05 Nov 2022

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09:25 05/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland
04/11

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Sat 22 Oct 2022

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11:37 22/10
Jack Snipe
Shetland

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Sun 02 Oct 2022

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15:49 02/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 29 Sep 2022

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12:51 29/09
White-billed Diver
Shetland

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Mon 26 Sep 2022

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22:15 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
24/09

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Fri 23 Sep 2022

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12:55 23/09
White-billed Diver
Shetland

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Wed 21 Sep 2022

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13:45 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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13:21 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 09 Sep 2022

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17:10 09/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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13:16 09/09
Wryneck
Shetland

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Thu 08 Sep 2022

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18:54 08/09
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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18:42 08/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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13:26 08/09
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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11:57 08/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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11:41 08/09
Wryneck
Shetland

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Wed 07 Sep 2022

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17:01 07/09
Wryneck
Shetland

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12:22 07/09
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Tue 06 Sep 2022

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18:54 06/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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15:52 06/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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15:18 06/09
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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14:42 06/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 05 Sep 2022

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12:26 05/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 04 Sep 2022

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15:58 04/09
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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14:09 04/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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