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Thu 26 Mar 2020

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11:33 26/03
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Tue 24 Mar 2020

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16:55 24/03
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sat 29 Feb 2020

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13:20 29/02
Iceland Gull
Orkney
25/02

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Sat 18 Jan 2020

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09:54 18/01
Snow Goose
Orkney
16/01

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Mon 13 Jan 2020

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15:44 13/01
Snow Goose
Orkney

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Sat 14 Dec 2019

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14:33 14/12
Snow Goose
Orkney

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Fri 08 Nov 2019

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15:17 08/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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10:45 08/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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07:51 08/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
07:40

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Thu 07 Nov 2019

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17:03 07/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
16:35

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16:27 07/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
16:14

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10:35 07/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
10:00

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Wed 06 Nov 2019

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15:50 06/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Orkney
15:30

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15:33 06/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
15:15

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11:12 06/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Thu 31 Oct 2019

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17:43 31/10
Greenland White-fronted Goose
Orkney

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16:25 31/10
Steller's Eider
Orkney
16:15

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13:06 31/10
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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10:41 31/10
Greater Scaup
Orkney

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09:03 31/10
Steller's Eider
Orkney
09:00

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Wed 30 Oct 2019

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16:22 30/10
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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15:59 30/10
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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08:25 30/10
Steller's Eider
Orkney
08:25

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Tue 29 Oct 2019

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17:08 29/10
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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16:32 29/10
Steller's Eider
Orkney
16:29

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15:22 29/10
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Sat 26 Oct 2019

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16:00 26/10
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Fri 27 Sep 2019

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18:18 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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11:29 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 05 Sep 2019

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18:36 05/09
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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Sun 28 Jul 2019

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19:04 28/07
American/Pacific Golden Plover
Orkney

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Fri 24 May 2019

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22:14 24/05
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney

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Sun 14 Apr 2019

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18:46 14/04
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Sat 13 Apr 2019

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18:16 13/04
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Sun 07 Apr 2019

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11:06 07/04
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Tue 12 Feb 2019

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11:46 12/02
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sat 19 Jan 2019

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21:03 19/01
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 13 Oct 2018

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21:15 13/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 27 Sep 2018

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22:30 27/09
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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Wed 25 Jul 2018

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20:05 25/07
Pectoral Sandpiper
Orkney
17:00

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Mon 23 Jul 2018

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13:38 23/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Orkney
21/07

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Fri 20 Jul 2018

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17:22 20/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Orkney

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Thu 19 Jul 2018

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13:59 19/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Orkney

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Sat 14 Jul 2018

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13:54 14/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Orkney
13/07

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Sat 28 Apr 2018

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12:47 28/04
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Mon 09 Apr 2018

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21:27 09/04
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Mon 02 Apr 2018

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13:33 02/04
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sat 31 Mar 2018

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19:47 31/03
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sun 04 Mar 2018

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20:36 04/03
Snow Goose
Orkney

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Fri 02 Mar 2018

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14:08 02/03
Snow Goose
Orkney

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Thu 25 Jan 2018

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11:15 25/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Tue 23 Jan 2018

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14:30 23/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sat 30 Sep 2017

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18:57 30/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Fri 14 Jul 2017

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15:29 14/07
Subalpine Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 21 Jun 2017

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15:40 21/06
Snowy Owl
Orkney

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Sun 21 May 2017

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16:26 21/05
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Thu 18 May 2017

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17:37 18/05
White-billed Diver
Orkney
15:00

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Sat 15 Apr 2017

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23:01 15/04
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Thu 13 Apr 2017

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20:32 13/04
Hawfinch
Orkney
12/04

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Fri 03 Mar 2017

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20:51 03/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sun 12 Feb 2017

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16:49 12/02
Shore Lark
Orkney

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12:54 12/02
Shore Lark
Orkney

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08:39 12/02
Iceland Gull
Orkney
11/02

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Fri 03 Feb 2017

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18:55 03/02
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Wed 25 Jan 2017

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14:40 25/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney
24/01

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Mon 23 Jan 2017

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15:16 23/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sun 22 Jan 2017

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23:25 22/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Fri 13 Jan 2017

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14:41 13/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sun 08 Jan 2017

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14:39 08/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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12:06 08/01
Snowy Owl
Orkney

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Sat 26 Nov 2016

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14:08 26/11
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Sun 20 Nov 2016

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19:39 20/11
Snowy Owl
Orkney

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Fri 18 Nov 2016

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09:42 18/11
Snowy Owl
Orkney

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Sat 22 Oct 2016

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13:40 22/10
Long-eared Owl
Orkney

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Tue 18 Oct 2016

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17:51 18/10
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Wed 12 Oct 2016

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19:22 12/10
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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Sat 08 Oct 2016

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22:26 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 20 Sep 2016

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17:58 20/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 13 Sep 2016

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22:09 13/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Orkney

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Sun 11 Sep 2016

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16:35 11/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Orkney

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Sat 10 Sep 2016

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18:51 10/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Orkney

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Fri 09 Sep 2016

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21:29 09/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Orkney

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Wed 07 Sep 2016

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13:33 07/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Orkney

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Mon 22 Aug 2016

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08:05 22/08
Eurasian Dotterel
Orkney

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Tue 13 Oct 2015

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21:27 13/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 08 Oct 2015

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21:55 08/10
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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Wed 07 Oct 2015

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17:30 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 06 Oct 2015

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19:01 06/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Mon 05 Oct 2015

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22:24 05/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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22:15 05/10
Bluethroat
Orkney

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Sun 04 Oct 2015

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22:20 04/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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17:53 04/10
Pallas's Warbler
Orkney
30/09

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08:51 04/10
American Wigeon
Orkney
03/10

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Fri 02 Oct 2015

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20:21 02/10
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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16:51 02/10
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Thu 01 Oct 2015

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21:48 01/10
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Wed 30 Sep 2015

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21:48 30/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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13:37 30/09
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Tue 29 Sep 2015

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18:03 29/09
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Mon 28 Sep 2015

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21:42 28/09
Bluethroat
Orkney

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