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Thu 25 Apr 2024

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08:55 25/04
Killer Whale
Shetland
08:52

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Mon 04 Sep 2023

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10:12 04/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Mon 21 Aug 2023

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07:16 21/08
Icterine Warbler
Shetland
20/08

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Tue 11 Jul 2023

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08:30 11/07
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 25 Jun 2023

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21:55 25/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 24 Jun 2023

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22:55 24/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 12 May 2023

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15:14 12/05
Long-tailed Duck
Shetland

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Wed 03 May 2023

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18:11 03/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 08 Mar 2023

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14:56 08/03
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 07 Jan 2023

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17:24 07/01
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Tue 13 Sep 2022

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17:13 13/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Mon 12 Sep 2022

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15:09 12/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland
10:30

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Thu 16 Jun 2022

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22:31 16/06
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Mon 01 Nov 2021

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16:40 01/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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Wed 20 Oct 2021

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15:31 20/10
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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Thu 23 Sep 2021

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22:28 23/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Tue 17 Aug 2021

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11:14 17/08
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Sat 10 Jul 2021

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10:19 10/07
European Honey Buzzard
Shetland
10:19

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Wed 23 Jun 2021

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20:38 23/06
Corncrake
Shetland

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Tue 22 Jun 2021

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08:35 22/06
Corncrake
Shetland
08:27

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Thu 17 Jun 2021

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22:56 17/06
Iceland Gull
Shetland
16/06

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Wed 16 Jun 2021

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19:12 16/06
Corncrake
Shetland

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Sun 13 Jun 2021

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17:44 13/06
Corncrake
Shetland

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Thu 10 Jun 2021

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16:15 10/06
Corncrake
Shetland

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Tue 08 Jun 2021

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12:08 08/06
Corncrake
Shetland

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Mon 07 Jun 2021

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07:01 07/06
Corncrake
Shetland
06:22

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Sun 06 Jun 2021

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17:04 06/06
Corncrake
Shetland

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Sat 05 Jun 2021

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09:15 05/06
King Eider
Shetland

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09:15 05/06
Corncrake
Shetland
09:11

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Fri 04 Jun 2021

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22:17 04/06
King Eider
Shetland

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16:41 04/06
Corncrake
Shetland

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Sun 09 May 2021

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16:57 09/05
Western Marsh Harrier
Shetland
16:55

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Wed 05 May 2021

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21:47 05/05
Western Marsh Harrier
Shetland
04/05

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Sat 03 Oct 2020

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11:15 03/10
Radde's Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 02 Oct 2020

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18:51 02/10
Radde's Warbler
Shetland

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17:42 02/10
Radde's Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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22:32 30/08
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 04 Oct 2019

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13:35 04/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland
13:25

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Sun 18 Aug 2019

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21:59 18/08
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 10 Aug 2019

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22:47 10/08
Great Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 04 Feb 2019

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10:14 04/02
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Sat 08 Sep 2018

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20:57 08/09
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 14 May 2018

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10:54 14/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland

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Wed 18 Oct 2017

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12:26 18/10
Coues' Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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16:01 06/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 30 Oct 2016

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14:28 30/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 13 Sep 2016

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18:41 13/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 28 Aug 2016

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19:56 28/08
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 31 Oct 2015

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07:39 31/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland
30/10

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Wed 03 Jun 2015

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07:52 03/06
Iceland Gull
Shetland
07:20

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Thu 20 Nov 2014

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21:34 20/11
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Shetland

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Wed 19 Nov 2014

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13:33 19/11
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Shetland

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Tue 18 Nov 2014

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19:13 18/11
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Shetland

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Mon 17 Nov 2014

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16:03 17/11
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Shetland

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Thu 13 Nov 2014

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18:28 13/11
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Shetland

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Tue 11 Nov 2014

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17:53 11/11
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Shetland

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Mon 10 Nov 2014

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16:19 10/11
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Shetland

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Sun 09 Nov 2014

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17:16 09/11
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Shetland

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Sat 08 Nov 2014

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14:10 08/11
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Shetland
14:00

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Fri 29 Aug 2014

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07:17 29/08
Wryneck
Shetland
27/08

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Mon 09 Jun 2014

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09:47 09/06
European Honey Buzzard
Shetland
09:45

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Mon 28 Apr 2014

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07:39 28/04
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland
27/04

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Wed 10 Oct 2012

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22:58 10/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sat 06 Oct 2012

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10:38 06/10
Great Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 05 Oct 2012

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11:20 05/10
Great Reed Warbler
Shetland

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10:46 05/10
Great Reed Warbler
Shetland
10:20

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Thu 04 Oct 2012

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16:24 04/10
Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland

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Wed 03 Oct 2012

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18:02 03/10
Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
17:30

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Sun 30 Sep 2012

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16:04 30/09
Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
14:30

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14:41 30/09
Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
12:15

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Sun 22 Nov 2009

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21:03 22/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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