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Sat 04 Apr 2020

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Site
Time
20:00 04/04
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Thu 26 Mar 2020

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12:57 26/03
Northern Wheatear
Orkney

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Sun 22 Mar 2020

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19:02 22/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sat 21 Mar 2020

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09:25 21/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
20/03

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Thu 19 Mar 2020

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09:22 19/03
Mealy Redpoll
Orkney

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Sun 15 Mar 2020

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20:08 15/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sat 07 Mar 2020

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21:12 07/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
05/03

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Tue 03 Mar 2020

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08:44 03/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
01/03

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Fri 28 Feb 2020

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08:44 28/02
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
27/02

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Thu 27 Feb 2020

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11:20 27/02
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Mon 24 Feb 2020

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20:48 24/02
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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14:55 24/02
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Wed 05 Feb 2020

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15:27 05/02
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Tue 14 Jan 2020

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20:20 14/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Thu 09 Jan 2020

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13:45 09/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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13:05 09/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Wed 08 Jan 2020

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12:23 08/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sat 04 Jan 2020

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14:52 04/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Thu 02 Jan 2020

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13:09 02/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Wed 01 Jan 2020

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13:35 01/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Tue 31 Dec 2019

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17:17 31/12
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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12:38 31/12
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sun 15 Dec 2019

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21:23 15/12
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sat 14 Dec 2019

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20:16 14/12
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Thu 28 Nov 2019

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17:20 28/11
Greater Scaup
Orkney
27/11

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Mon 25 Nov 2019

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20:39 25/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Thu 21 Nov 2019

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17:17 21/11
Killer Whale
Orkney

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Wed 20 Nov 2019

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10:41 20/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
19/11

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Tue 19 Nov 2019

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18:30 19/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
18/11

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Mon 18 Nov 2019

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Time
14:39 18/11
Little Auk
Orkney
17/11

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Sun 17 Nov 2019

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11:08 17/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
16/11

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Fri 15 Nov 2019

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Date
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Time
21:04 15/11
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Thu 14 Nov 2019

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10:01 14/11
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney
13/11

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Tue 12 Nov 2019

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20:04 12/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sun 10 Nov 2019

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Time
21:03 10/11
Common Redpoll
Orkney

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20:08 10/11
Waxwing
Orkney
08/11

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Thu 07 Nov 2019

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20:50 07/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Orkney

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14:07 07/11
Siberian Rubythroat
Orkney

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09:37 07/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
06/11

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08:32 07/11
Siberian Rubythroat
Orkney

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Wed 06 Nov 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
21:11 06/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Orkney
05/11

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16:48 06/11
Siberian Rubythroat
Orkney
16:10

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10:52 06/11
Siberian Rubythroat
Orkney

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Mon 04 Nov 2019

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Time
18:56 04/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sun 03 Nov 2019

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Time
19:57 03/11
Waxwing
Orkney
02/11

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Sat 02 Nov 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
18:49 02/11
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney
01/11

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Fri 01 Nov 2019

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Date
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Time
10:31 01/11
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
31/10

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Wed 30 Oct 2019

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Time
11:18 30/10
Hawfinch
Orkney
28/10

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Tue 29 Oct 2019

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20:27 29/10
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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16:38 29/10
Little Auk
Orkney

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Sun 27 Oct 2019

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20:50 27/10
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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15:13 27/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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09:16 27/10
Hawfinch
Orkney
26/10

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Sat 26 Oct 2019

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Date
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Time
14:22 26/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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Fri 25 Oct 2019

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14:19 25/10
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
24/10

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Thu 24 Oct 2019

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22:59 24/10
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Wed 23 Oct 2019

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21:00 23/10
Hawfinch
Orkney
22/10

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Sun 20 Oct 2019

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11:58 20/10
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
19/10

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Fri 18 Oct 2019

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22:17 18/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney

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07:41 18/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney
17/10

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Wed 16 Oct 2019

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18:26 16/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney

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12:40 16/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney

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10:46 16/10
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney
15/10

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Tue 15 Oct 2019

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12:51 15/10
Hawfinch
Orkney

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08:49 15/10
Brown Shrike
Orkney

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08:40 15/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
14/10

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Mon 14 Oct 2019

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09:22 14/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney
13/10

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Sun 13 Oct 2019

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12:51 13/10
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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11:09 13/10
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney
12/10

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Fri 11 Oct 2019

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14:08 11/10
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney
10/10

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

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09:26 10/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney
09/10

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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15:18 09/10
Great Grey Shrike
Orkney

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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13:07 08/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney
07/10

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Mon 07 Oct 2019

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08:45 07/10
Shore Lark
Orkney
06/10

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Sun 06 Oct 2019

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12:16 06/10
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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10:20 06/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney

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08:51 06/10
Grey-headed Wagtail
Orkney

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Sat 05 Oct 2019

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13:34 05/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney

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11:46 05/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney

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Fri 04 Oct 2019

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18:11 04/10
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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Thu 03 Oct 2019

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20:59 03/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney

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09:27 03/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney
02/10

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Wed 02 Oct 2019

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13:40 02/10
Barred Warbler
Orkney
30/09

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09:23 02/10
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney
09:15

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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17:59 01/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney

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Mon 30 Sep 2019

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14:16 30/09
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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10:48 30/09
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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08:55 30/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Orkney

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08:03 30/09
Citrine Wagtail
Orkney
29/09

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Sun 29 Sep 2019

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20:33 29/09
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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12:49 29/09
Shore Lark
Orkney

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07:58 29/09
Common Quail
Orkney
28/09

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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21:52 28/09
Grey-headed Wagtail
Orkney

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17:37 28/09
Richard's Pipit
Orkney

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15:03 28/09
Rustic Bunting
Orkney

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Fri 27 Sep 2019

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21:46 27/09
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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13:06 27/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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Thu 26 Sep 2019

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21:22 26/09
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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20:51 25/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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19:47 25/09
Lesser Whitethroat
Orkney

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