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Mon 07 Jun 2021

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Date
Species
Location
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Time
16:41 07/06
White-throated Sparrow
Aberdeenshire
28/05

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Sun 06 Jun 2021

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18:32 06/06
Killer Whale
Aberdeenshire

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Thu 15 Oct 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
08:10 15/10
Blue Tit
Aberdeenshire
14/10

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Sat 20 Jun 2020

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Date
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Time
17:41 20/06
Rosy Starling
Aberdeenshire

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Thu 21 Nov 2019

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Date
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Time
15:46 21/11
Isabelline Wheatear
Aberdeenshire

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Sun 15 Sep 2019

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20:16 15/09
Pomarine Skua
Aberdeenshire

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Tue 04 Jun 2019

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Date
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Time
21:51 04/06
Common Minke Whale
Aberdeenshire

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Fri 31 Aug 2018

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Date
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Location
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Time
06:50 31/08
Red-necked Grebe
Aberdeenshire
06:15

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Thu 02 Aug 2018

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Date
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Time
14:35 02/08
Black Stork
Aberdeenshire
29/07

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Mon 16 Apr 2018

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Date
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Location
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Time
11:44 16/04
White-billed Diver
Aberdeenshire

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Wed 28 Sep 2016

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Date
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Location
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Time
08:34 28/09
Long-tailed Skua
Aberdeenshire
27/09

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Tue 23 Aug 2016

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Date
Species
Location
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Time
13:53 23/08
Sooty Shearwater
Aberdeenshire
12:00

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Mon 22 Aug 2016

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Time
13:24 22/08
Sooty Shearwater
Aberdeenshire

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Sun 21 Aug 2016

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Time
12:59 21/08
Sooty Shearwater
Aberdeenshire

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Sat 20 Aug 2016

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08:27 20/08
Sooty Shearwater
Aberdeenshire

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Fri 19 Aug 2016

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Date
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Time
10:53 19/08
Ortolan Bunting
Aberdeenshire
10:30

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Thu 04 Aug 2016

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Date
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Time
14:57 04/08
European Bee-eater
Aberdeenshire

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Tue 29 Sep 2015

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Time
17:51 29/09
Grey Phalarope
Aberdeenshire

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Thu 24 Sep 2015

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Time
19:02 24/09
Sooty Shearwater
Aberdeenshire

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Sat 19 Sep 2015

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Date
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Time
18:18 19/09
Little Gull
Aberdeenshire

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Mon 23 Mar 2015

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Date
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Time
15:12 23/03
Iceland Gull
Aberdeenshire
14:51

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Sun 22 Mar 2015

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13:16 22/03
Iceland Gull
Aberdeenshire

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Sat 21 Mar 2015

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18:31 21/03
Iceland Gull
Aberdeenshire
18:10

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Fri 20 Mar 2015

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17:34 20/03
Iceland Gull
Aberdeenshire
17:25

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Thu 19 Mar 2015

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19:09 19/03
Iceland Gull
Aberdeenshire
17:15

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Wed 05 Nov 2014

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Date
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Time
16:02 05/11
Little Auk
Aberdeenshire

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Sat 01 Nov 2014

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Date
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Time
23:23 01/11
Leach's Storm Petrel
Aberdeenshire
17:30

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Thu 26 Sep 2013

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22:11 26/09
Sooty Shearwater
Aberdeenshire
18:50

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Sat 27 Apr 2013

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20:01 27/04
White-billed Diver
Aberdeenshire

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Sat 06 Mar 2010

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16:54 06/03
Swallow
Aberdeenshire
16:25

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Sat 06 Oct 2007

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Date
Species
Location
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Time
13:59 06/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Aberdeenshire
05/10

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Tue 19 Dec 2006

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Time
13:05 19/12
Iceland Gull
Aberdeenshire

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Fri 22 Sep 2006

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Date
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Time
09:46 22/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Aberdeenshire
09:00

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Sun 17 Sep 2006

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Date
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15:03 17/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Aberdeenshire
13:00

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Wed 12 Jul 2006

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Date
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Time
12:30 12/07
Laughing Gull
Aberdeenshire
11/07

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Sun 22 May 2005

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Date
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19:49 22/05
Red-backed Shrike
Aberdeenshire

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Fri 20 May 2005

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Date
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Time
08:58 20/05
Dark-eyed Junco
Aberdeenshire
08:30

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Thu 19 May 2005

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Date
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Time
08:58 19/05
Dark-eyed Junco
Aberdeenshire
08:30

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Wed 18 May 2005

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Date
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10:43 18/05
Dark-eyed Junco
Aberdeenshire
10:30

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Tue 17 May 2005

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Date
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09:30 17/05
Dark-eyed Junco
Aberdeenshire
09:00

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Sat 14 May 2005

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Date
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09:33 14/05
Dark-eyed Junco
Aberdeenshire
13/05

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Fri 13 May 2005

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Date
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Time
14:52 13/05
Siberian Rubythroat
Aberdeenshire

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08:12 13/05
Siberian Rubythroat
Aberdeenshire
19:30 12/05

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Thu 16 Sep 2004

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Date
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Time
20:23 16/09
Gyr Falcon
Aberdeenshire

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Sun 06 Jun 2004

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Date
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Time
18:15 06/06
Long-tailed Skua
Aberdeenshire
10:00

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Thu 03 Jun 2004

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Date
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Location
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Time
10:21 03/06
Eurasian Scops Owl
Aberdeenshire
02/06

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Sat 21 Sep 2002

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13:18 21/09
Sooty Shearwater
Aberdeenshire

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Fri 20 Sep 2002

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22:18 20/09
Red Kite
Aberdeenshire

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Tue 20 Aug 2002

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Date
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Time
12:30 20/08
Common Redstart
Aberdeenshire

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Mon 19 Aug 2002

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Date
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Time
20:40 19/08
Black Redstart
Aberdeenshire
20:00

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Wed 08 May 2002

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Date
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15:06 08/05
Bluethroat
Aberdeenshire
07/05

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Sat 09 Jun 2001

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Date
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Time
22:21 09/06
White-throated Sparrow
Aberdeenshire
06/06

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