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Tue 26 Mar 2024

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Time
11:15 26/03
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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Wed 07 Feb 2024

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13:41 07/02
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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Sat 30 Dec 2023

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12:29 30/12
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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Tue 07 Nov 2023

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21:23 07/11
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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Sun 05 Nov 2023

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11:14 05/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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Thu 02 Nov 2023

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22:45 02/11
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Sun 29 Oct 2023

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12:59 29/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Mon 28 Aug 2023

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21:31 28/08
Hoopoe
Orkney

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Wed 04 Jan 2023

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13:52 04/01
Russian White-fronted Goose
Orkney

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Sun 11 Dec 2022

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14:42 11/12
Black Redstart
Orkney

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Tue 29 Nov 2022

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13:19 29/11
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Mon 14 Nov 2022

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12:03 14/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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Mon 24 Oct 2022

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15:08 24/10
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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Sat 15 Jan 2022

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16:59 15/01
European Turtle Dove
Orkney

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Fri 14 Jan 2022

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10:23 14/01
European Turtle Dove
Orkney

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Sun 12 Dec 2021

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14:40 12/12
European Turtle Dove
Orkney

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Sun 28 Nov 2021

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10:35 28/11
European Turtle Dove
Orkney

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Sat 27 Nov 2021

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22:22 27/11
European Turtle Dove
Orkney

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Sat 08 May 2021

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19:17 08/05
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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Tue 29 Sep 2020

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18:09 29/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Fri 07 Aug 2020

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07:00 07/08
Rosy Starling
Orkney
06:25

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Thu 06 Aug 2020

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17:46 06/08
Rosy Starling
Orkney

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Tue 04 Aug 2020

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14:25 04/08
Rosy Starling
Orkney

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Tue 05 May 2020

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16:02 05/05
Golden Eagle
Orkney

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Fri 03 Apr 2020

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14:00 03/04
White-tailed Eagle
Orkney

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Sun 26 May 2019

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17:20 26/05
Common Crane
Orkney
17:00

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Sat 25 May 2019

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14:38 25/05
Common Crane
Orkney

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Thu 25 Oct 2018

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21:27 25/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Fri 29 Jun 2018

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14:11 29/06
Rosy Starling
Orkney
27/06

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Sun 24 Jun 2018

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12:49 24/06
Rosy Starling
Orkney

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Mon 12 Dec 2016

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15:24 12/12
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sat 20 Apr 2013

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15:24 20/04
Gyr Falcon
Orkney
15:10

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13:58 20/04
Gyr Falcon
Orkney
13:25

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Fri 29 Mar 2013

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09:55 29/03
Rough-legged Buzzard
Orkney
25/03

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Sat 05 May 2012

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21:58 05/05
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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Mon 23 Jan 2012

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20:26 23/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sun 08 Jan 2012

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18:11 08/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sun 04 Dec 2011

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19:16 04/12
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Wed 16 Nov 2011

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16:11 16/11
Snow Bunting
Orkney
14:00

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Thu 25 Nov 2010

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15:37 25/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
24/11

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Mon 08 Nov 2010

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12:19 08/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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28/08/2023
21:31 		Hoopoe
Orkney
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07/08/2020
07:00 		Rosy Starling
Orkney
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06/08/2020
17:46 		Rosy Starling
Orkney
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04/08/2020
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Orkney
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03/04/2020
14:00 		White-tailed Eagle
Orkney
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