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Sun 17 Oct 2021

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Location
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Time
15:12 17/10
Little Egret
Shetland

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Sat 16 Oct 2021

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12:56 16/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Fri 15 Oct 2021

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17:15 15/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Mon 11 Oct 2021

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21:05 11/10
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Thu 07 Oct 2021

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14:20 07/10
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Wed 06 Oct 2021

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11:41 06/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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10:29 06/10
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Tue 11 May 2021

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12:19 11/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 07 May 2021

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16:12 07/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 04 May 2021

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07:54 04/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
02/05

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Fri 30 Apr 2021

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19:39 30/04
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
19:35

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Sat 24 Oct 2020

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07:00 24/10
Blue Tit
Shetland
23/10

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Fri 09 Oct 2020

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18:10 09/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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14:25 05/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sun 04 Oct 2020

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16:24 04/10
Hawfinch
Shetland
16:20

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11:41 04/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Tue 29 Sep 2020

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10:31 29/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland
10:28

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10:02 29/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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16:36 09/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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10:56 09/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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13:57 25/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
13:42

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Thu 11 Oct 2018

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13:48 11/10
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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22:52 06/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 20 Oct 2016

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11:53 20/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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11:15 20/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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Sat 01 Oct 2016

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09:33 01/10
Western Marsh Harrier
Shetland
09:30

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Mon 26 Sep 2016

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10:10 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 31 Aug 2015

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07:58 31/08
European Bee-eater
Shetland
28/08

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Thu 27 Aug 2015

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13:03 27/08
European Bee-eater
Shetland
10:15

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Wed 26 Aug 2015

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23:04 26/08
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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14:56 26/08
European Bee-eater
Shetland

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14:25 26/08
European Bee-eater
Shetland

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Sat 06 Dec 2014

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16:45 06/12
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Wed 26 Nov 2014

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Date
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Location
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Time
22:14 26/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland
25/11

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Thu 20 Nov 2014

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Date
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07:45 20/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland
19/11

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Mon 06 Oct 2014

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19:05 06/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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10:09 06/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
09:50

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Sun 05 Oct 2014

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22:57 05/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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15:38 05/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Sun 28 Sep 2014

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09:21 28/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
09:20

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07:35 28/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
27/09

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Sat 27 Sep 2014

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08:28 27/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Fri 26 Sep 2014

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Date
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Time
20:11 26/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
18:30

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17:57 26/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
17:45

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Wed 24 Sep 2014

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17:44 24/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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17:17 24/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
17:00

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13:04 24/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 21 Sep 2014

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11:57 21/09
Hoopoe
Shetland

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11:49 21/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Fri 19 Sep 2014

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11:36 19/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 14 Oct 2012

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Time
07:51 14/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
13/10

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Fri 12 Oct 2012

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22:28 12/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Wed 10 Oct 2012

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22:31 10/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Mon 08 Oct 2012

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18:19 08/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Sun 07 Oct 2012

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22:44 07/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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14:09 07/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
13:22

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Sat 06 Oct 2012

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09:42 06/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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09:00 06/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
09:00

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Fri 05 Oct 2012

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14:22 05/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
08:40

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Thu 04 Oct 2012

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18:59 04/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
17:00

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Wed 03 Oct 2012

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23:10 03/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
13:00

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Tue 02 Oct 2012

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18:11 02/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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14:13 02/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
13:40

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Sun 30 Sep 2012

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08:57 30/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland
08:15

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Sat 29 Sep 2012

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18:44 29/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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14:53 29/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Mon 24 Sep 2012

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21:14 24/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 21 Apr 2012

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22:21 21/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sat 07 Jan 2012

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14:45 07/01
Taiga Bean Goose
Shetland

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Sun 20 Nov 2011

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21:53 20/11
Taiga Bean Goose
Shetland

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Thu 20 Oct 2011

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23:09 20/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sun 03 Jul 2011

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21:20 03/07
Iceland Gull
Shetland
01/07

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Sun 11 Oct 2009

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09:33 11/10
Pechora Pipit
Shetland

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Thu 30 Oct 2008

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16:35 30/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sat 14 Jun 2008

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22:32 14/06
Western Marsh Harrier
Shetland

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Tue 09 Oct 2007

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15:56 09/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 20 Jul 2005

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13:03 20/07
Bonaparte's Gull
Shetland

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Tue 19 Jul 2005

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23:03 19/07
Bonaparte's Gull
Shetland

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Tue 26 Apr 2005

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20:20 26/04
Dark-breasted Barn Owl
Shetland

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11:46 26/04
Dark-breasted Barn Owl
Shetland
23:00

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Mon 25 Oct 2004

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08:55 25/10
Dark-breasted Barn Owl
Shetland
24/10

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Fri 17 Sep 2004

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13:49 17/09
Harrier sp
Shetland

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Thu 16 Sep 2004

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20:28 16/09
Harrier sp
Shetland

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Thu 06 Nov 2003

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22:51 06/11
Waxwing
Shetland

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Fri 24 Oct 2003

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21:02 24/10
Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Mon 16 Sep 2002

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18:55 16/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 15 Sep 2002

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11:52 15/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 14 Sep 2002

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22:23 14/09
Common Crane
Shetland

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Wed 21 Aug 2002

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20:16 21/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Sun 30 Jun 2002

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23:20 30/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 22 Jun 2002

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16:51 22/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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