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Sat 23 May 2020

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Time
07:44 23/05
Snow Bunting
Shetland
22/05

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Thu 14 May 2020

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19:36 14/05
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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09:40 14/05
White-billed Diver
Shetland

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Sat 02 May 2020

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08:02 02/05
Ring Ouzel
Shetland
01/05

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Wed 25 Mar 2020

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19:13 25/03
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Wed 19 Feb 2020

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22:44 19/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 13 Feb 2020

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18:45 13/02
Northern Fulmar
Shetland

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Wed 12 Feb 2020

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16:51 12/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 04 Feb 2020

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20:47 04/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 02 Feb 2020

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22:57 02/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sat 01 Feb 2020

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19:05 01/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 25 Jan 2020

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16:56 25/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 24 Jan 2020

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19:03 24/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 21 Jan 2020

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18:43 21/01
Little Auk
Shetland

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Sat 18 Jan 2020

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20:08 18/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 14 Jan 2020

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22:04 14/01
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Mon 06 Jan 2020

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08:52 06/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
05/01

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Sat 04 Jan 2020

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21:29 04/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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10:13 04/01
White-billed Diver
Shetland

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Fri 03 Jan 2020

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15:37 03/01
Humpback Whale
Shetland

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Wed 01 Jan 2020

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21:29 01/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 15 Dec 2019

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21:38 15/12
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 09 Dec 2019

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22:20 09/12
Northern Fulmar
Shetland

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Sun 08 Dec 2019

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08:05 08/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
07/12

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Fri 29 Nov 2019

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17:45 29/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 28 Nov 2019

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18:43 28/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 19 Nov 2019

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21:54 19/11
Little Auk
Shetland

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Wed 13 Nov 2019

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07:23 13/11
Northern Fulmar
Shetland
12/11

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Tue 12 Nov 2019

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19:35 12/11
Little Auk
Shetland

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Sat 09 Nov 2019

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17:51 09/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 07 Nov 2019

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17:39 07/11
Little Auk
Shetland

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Sun 27 Oct 2019

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16:28 27/10
Little Auk
Shetland

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Tue 22 Oct 2019

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20:02 22/10
Little Auk
Shetland

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08:56 22/10
Little Auk
Shetland

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Sun 20 Oct 2019

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20:37 20/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sat 19 Oct 2019

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19:19 19/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 13 Oct 2019

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22:02 13/10
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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Fri 11 Oct 2019

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22:08 11/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

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19:41 10/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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20:07 09/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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16:05 09/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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16:52 08/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Sat 05 Oct 2019

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14:47 05/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
14:35

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13:57 05/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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13:40 05/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
13:00

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09:34 05/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Fri 04 Oct 2019

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22:41 04/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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18:07 04/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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17:02 04/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Wed 02 Oct 2019

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Time
10:07 02/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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09:48 01/10
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Mon 30 Sep 2019

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17:52 30/09
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 29 Sep 2019

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17:00 29/09
Snow Bunting
Shetland
16:40

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10:51 29/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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17:18 28/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
17:16

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09:36 28/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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Fri 27 Sep 2019

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09:27 27/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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Thu 26 Sep 2019

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18:02 26/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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15:02 26/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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11:13 26/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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18:25 25/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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18:17 25/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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11:45 25/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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18:47 24/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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11:23 24/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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09:07 24/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
09:05

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08:20 24/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
08:19

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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18:52 23/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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16:42 23/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
16:42

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Sun 22 Sep 2019

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15:11 22/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
14:52

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Sat 21 Sep 2019

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17:16 21/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 20 Sep 2019

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11:27 20/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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16:24 17/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 13 Sep 2019

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19:22 13/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 05 Sep 2019

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08:24 05/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Wed 04 Sep 2019

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16:15 04/09
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Sun 01 Sep 2019

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23:05 01/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Sun 18 Aug 2019

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19:57 18/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Shetland

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Sat 17 Aug 2019

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19:25 17/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Shetland

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Fri 16 Aug 2019

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18:53 16/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Shetland

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Thu 15 Aug 2019

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19:15 15/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Shetland

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Wed 14 Aug 2019

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19:11 14/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Shetland

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Fri 07 Jun 2019

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16:10 07/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Mon 06 May 2019

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10:30 06/05
White-billed Diver
Shetland

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Sun 17 Mar 2019

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17:43 17/03
Northern Fulmar
Shetland

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Tue 19 Feb 2019

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22:26 19/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Mon 11 Feb 2019

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20:03 11/02
Little Auk
Shetland

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Tue 05 Feb 2019

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21:07 05/02
Little Auk
Shetland

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Mon 14 Jan 2019

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13:40 14/01
Little Auk
Shetland

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Sun 13 Jan 2019

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19:28 13/01
Little Auk
Shetland

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Wed 02 Jan 2019

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17:55 02/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Tue 01 Jan 2019

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21:12 01/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 08 Nov 2018

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20:08 08/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 02 Nov 2018

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19:01 02/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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09:43 02/11
White-billed Diver
Shetland

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Wed 31 Oct 2018

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15:25 31/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
15:20

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Mon 29 Oct 2018

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21:13 29/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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10:20 29/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Sat 27 Oct 2018

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16:36 27/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 26 Oct 2018

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18:27 26/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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