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Fri 29 Oct 2021

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Time
08:31 29/10
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Thu 07 Oct 2021

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16:57 07/10
European Storm Petrel
Shetland

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Wed 29 Sep 2021

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15:33 29/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Sat 25 Sep 2021

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17:51 25/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Thu 16 Sep 2021

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15:55 16/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Sun 12 Sep 2021

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12:26 12/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland
11/09

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Sat 11 Sep 2021

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09:50 11/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Tue 07 Sep 2021

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14:08 07/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland
13:50

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Sat 04 Sep 2021

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20:24 04/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Fri 03 Sep 2021

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18:30 03/09
Killer Whale
Shetland
19:35 01/09

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Wed 01 Sep 2021

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20:54 01/09
Killer Whale
Shetland
31/08

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Mon 30 Aug 2021

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20:38 30/08
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Sat 28 Aug 2021

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17:11 28/08
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Tue 24 Aug 2021

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18:32 24/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Tue 10 Aug 2021

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19:07 10/08
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Shetland

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Wed 04 Aug 2021

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09:35 04/08
Pomarine Skua
Shetland
03/08

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Tue 03 Aug 2021

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08:55 03/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Thu 08 Jul 2021

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13:02 08/07
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Sun 04 Jul 2021

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10:00 04/07
Killer Whale
Shetland
05:50

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Tue 29 Jun 2021

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21:36 29/06
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Fri 11 Jun 2021

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19:11 11/06
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Wed 09 Jun 2021

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07:00 09/06
Killer Whale
Shetland
05:32

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Sun 25 Apr 2021

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19:50 25/04
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
18:20

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Sun 07 Mar 2021

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13:02 07/03
Killer Whale
Shetland
02/03

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Wed 23 Sep 2020

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16:35 23/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Thu 17 Sep 2020

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07:53 17/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland
16/09

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Sun 06 Sep 2020

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19:44 06/09
Red-throated Pipit
Shetland
05/09

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Mon 31 Aug 2020

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13:55 31/08
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Sat 22 Aug 2020

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13:08 22/08
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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09:43 22/08
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Tue 18 Aug 2020

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09:22 18/08
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Mon 10 Aug 2020

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17:05 10/08
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Shetland

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Mon 15 Jun 2020

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07:00 15/06
European Bee-eater
Shetland
14/06

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Sun 17 May 2020

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13:56 17/05
Short-eared Owl
Shetland

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Sat 21 Sep 2019

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08:29 21/09
Pomarine Skua
Shetland

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Tue 27 Aug 2019

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09:58 27/08
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland
09:50

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Fri 12 Jul 2019

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Date
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11:43 12/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
10/07

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Thu 11 Jul 2019

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07:06 11/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Tue 18 Sep 2018

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10:19 18/09
Pomarine Skua
Shetland

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Tue 04 Sep 2018

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18:39 04/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Sat 01 Sep 2018

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22:44 01/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Tue 14 Aug 2018

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12:48 14/08
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Sat 15 Jul 2017

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15:31 15/07
Leach's Storm Petrel
Shetland

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Thu 25 May 2017

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Time
14:06 25/05
Pomarine Jaeger
Shetland

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Fri 13 Nov 2015

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Time
08:12 13/11
Iceland Gull
Shetland
12/11

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Fri 06 Feb 2015

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20:05 06/02
Caspian Gull
Shetland

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Mon 05 Jan 2015

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Time
07:34 05/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
04/01

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Wed 31 Jul 2013

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20:18 31/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Mon 29 Jul 2013

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21:32 29/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Sat 27 Jul 2013

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18:21 27/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Tue 18 Sep 2012

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21:56 18/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Tue 21 Feb 2012

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16:25 21/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 11 Oct 2009

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Time
17:51 11/10
Gyr Falcon
Shetland

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Tue 15 Sep 2009

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10:19 15/09
Great Shearwater
Shetland

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Wed 29 Aug 2007

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20:12 29/08
Great Shearwater
Shetland

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Sun 21 Aug 2005

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Time
13:48 21/08
Barred Warbler
Shetland
20/08

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Mon 14 Feb 2005

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12:15 14/02
Gyr Falcon
Shetland
11/02

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Tue 20 May 2003

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Time
16:48 20/05
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Mon 19 May 2003

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11:17 19/05
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Mon 07 Oct 2002

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08:52 07/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 03 Oct 2002

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11:26 03/10
Merlin
Shetland

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Fri 20 Sep 2002

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21:45 20/09
Cory's Shearwater
Shetland

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Sun 25 Aug 2002

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20:43 25/08
Great Shearwater
Shetland

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Tue 20 Aug 2002

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21:10 20/08
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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10:48 20/08
Greenish Warbler
Shetland
08:00

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Mon 19 Aug 2002

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10:53 19/08
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland
18/08

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Sun 18 Aug 2002

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20:36 18/08
European Storm Petrel
Shetland

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Wed 14 Aug 2002

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10:34 14/08
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland
13/08

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Tue 13 Aug 2002

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12:21 13/08
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland
12/08

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Mon 12 Aug 2002

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10:17 12/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
11/08

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Sun 11 Aug 2002

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12:41 11/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
10/08

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Fri 09 Aug 2002

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11:31 09/08
Red-throated Diver
Shetland
08/08

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Thu 08 Aug 2002

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10:20 08/08
Pomarine Skua
Shetland

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Tue 06 Aug 2002

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09:50 06/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
05/08

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00:00 06/08
Ruff
Shetland

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Mon 05 Aug 2002

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Time
11:00 05/08
European Storm Petrel
Shetland
04/08

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Sun 04 Aug 2002

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21:15 04/08
Spotted Flycatcher
Shetland
12:00

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15:00 04/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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10:06 04/08
European Storm Petrel
Shetland
03/08

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Thu 01 Aug 2002

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12:25 01/08
European Storm Petrel
Shetland

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Wed 31 Jul 2002

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12:16 31/07
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland
30/07

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Tue 30 Jul 2002

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10:10 30/07
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland
29/07

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Mon 29 Jul 2002

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12:30 29/07
European Storm Petrel
Shetland

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