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Sat 25 Jun 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:18 25/06
Common Quail
Shetland

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Sat 18 Sep 2021

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18:39 18/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Fri 17 Sep 2021

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Time
14:43 17/09
Brambling
Shetland
16/09

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Wed 25 Aug 2021

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Time
15:26 25/08
Barred Warbler
Shetland
24/08

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Mon 23 Aug 2021

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Time
13:23 23/08
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Thu 13 May 2021

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Date
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Time
18:13 13/05
Wryneck
Shetland

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Wed 16 Dec 2020

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Date
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Location
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Time
20:21 16/12
Great Tit
Shetland
15/12

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Sat 10 Oct 2020

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Time
15:48 10/10
Great Tit
Shetland

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15:20 10/10
Northern Bullfinch
Shetland

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14:05 10/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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13:46 10/10
European Turtle Dove
Shetland

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Fri 09 Oct 2020

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Time
18:07 09/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Mon 28 Sep 2020

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Time
20:34 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 23 Sep 2020

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Date
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Location
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Time
19:06 23/09
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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Time
19:18 30/08
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 23 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
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Time
17:21 23/08
Greenish Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 21 Aug 2020

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Time
12:55 21/08
Greenish Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 20 Aug 2020

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Time
18:21 20/08
Greenish Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 19 Aug 2020

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Date
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Location
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Time
18:50 19/08
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Sun 15 Sep 2019

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Date
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Time
19:03 15/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 30 Aug 2019

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Date
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Time
16:57 30/08
European Bee-eater
Shetland
15:45

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14:48 30/08
European Bee-eater
Shetland
14:43

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12:39 30/08
European Bee-eater
Shetland

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Thu 23 May 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
17:40 23/05
Great Reed Warbler
Shetland

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15:08 23/05
Great Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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Date
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16:26 14/10
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Sat 06 Oct 2018

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Date
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Time
17:21 06/10
Subalpine Warbler
Shetland

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16:21 06/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 27 Sep 2017

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Time
13:26 27/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 25 Sep 2017

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Date
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12:35 25/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Wed 07 Jun 2017

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18:41 07/06
Greenish Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 27 Oct 2016

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22:55 27/10
Hoopoe
Shetland

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Fri 23 Sep 2016

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Date
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Time
08:49 23/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
22/09

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Wed 21 Sep 2016

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Date
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Time
12:53 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 20 Aug 2015

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Date
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Time
08:00 20/08
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland
19/08

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Tue 02 Jun 2015

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Date
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Time
23:21 02/06
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland

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Tue 18 Nov 2014

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Date
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Time
07:42 18/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland
17/11

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Sun 21 Sep 2014

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Date
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Time
11:47 21/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
20/09

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Mon 28 Apr 2014

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20:50 28/04
Wryneck
Shetland

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Tue 14 Jan 2014

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Time
20:53 14/01
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Sun 29 Sep 2013

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20:34 29/09
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Thu 29 Aug 2013

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22:39 29/08
Greenish Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 25 Aug 2013

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Date
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16:28 25/08
Greenish Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 01 Oct 2011

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:46 01/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 04 Oct 2010

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Time
19:37 04/10
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Mon 07 Sep 2009

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Date
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Location
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Time
11:21 07/09
Wryneck
Shetland
06/09

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Thu 16 Oct 2008

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Date
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Time
11:56 16/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 12 Oct 2007

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Date
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Time
18:40 12/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Tue 02 Oct 2007

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Time
15:04 02/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 21 Feb 2007

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Date
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Time
22:16 21/02
Eurasian Spoonbill
Shetland

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Sat 22 Sep 2001

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19:38 22/09
Common Redpoll
Shetland

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