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Fri 08 Nov 2019

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14:11 08/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 15 Oct 2019

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09:51 15/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland

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Mon 14 Oct 2019

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16:24 14/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland
14:24

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12:59 14/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland
12:40

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12:19 14/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland

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Sat 12 Oct 2019

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09:26 12/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 11 Oct 2019

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12:02 11/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 07 Oct 2019

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16:58 07/10
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Shetland

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Sun 06 Oct 2019

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15:25 06/10
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Shetland

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Sat 05 Oct 2019

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18:34 05/10
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Shetland

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Fri 04 Oct 2019

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18:20 04/10
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Shetland

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14:28 04/10
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Shetland
14:00

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09:39 04/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland
09:14

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Thu 03 Oct 2019

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18:38 03/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 02 Oct 2019

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13:43 02/10
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Shetland

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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12:21 01/10
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Shetland
11:50

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Mon 30 Sep 2019

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10:36 30/09
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Shetland

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Sun 29 Sep 2019

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12:55 29/09
Richard's Pipit
Shetland
12:50

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12:02 29/09
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Shetland

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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12:34 28/09
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Shetland
12:30

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11:21 28/09
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Shetland

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Fri 27 Sep 2019

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07:03 27/09
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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Sun 01 Sep 2019

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17:29 01/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Shetland

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Fri 30 Aug 2019

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12:38 30/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Shetland

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Thu 29 Aug 2019

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18:52 29/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Shetland

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Wed 28 Aug 2019

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18:59 28/08
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 02 Aug 2019

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12:59 02/08
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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Thu 01 Aug 2019

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13:44 01/08
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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Tue 30 Jul 2019

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12:34 30/07
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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Sun 28 Jul 2019

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22:30 28/07
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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Sun 30 Jun 2019

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11:22 30/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sat 29 Jun 2019

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18:26 29/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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10:02 29/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Fri 28 Jun 2019

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15:10 28/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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09:12 28/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Thu 27 Jun 2019

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16:47 27/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland
16:40

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15:55 27/06
Red-necked Phalarope
Shetland

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14:33 27/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland
14:27

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13:28 27/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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07:06 27/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Thu 23 May 2019

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11:12 23/05
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Sun 19 May 2019

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19:29 19/05
Bluethroat
Shetland

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12:55 19/05
Bluethroat
Shetland

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12:35 19/05
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Mon 28 Jan 2019

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17:41 28/01
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 14 Nov 2018

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13:15 14/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 13 Nov 2018

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19:51 13/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 06 Nov 2018

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14:56 06/11
Iceland Gull
Shetland
04/11

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Fri 02 Nov 2018

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18:27 02/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 28 Oct 2018

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15:30 28/10
Shore Lark
Shetland

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14:57 28/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 19 Oct 2018

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17:30 19/10
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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08:52 19/10
Shore Lark
Shetland
08:15

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Thu 18 Oct 2018

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10:25 18/10
Shore Lark
Shetland

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Wed 17 Oct 2018

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17:20 17/10
Shore Lark
Shetland
16:45

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Tue 16 Oct 2018

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16:54 16/10
Shore Lark
Shetland
16:50

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11:09 16/10
Shore Lark
Shetland

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Mon 15 Oct 2018

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16:47 15/10
Shore Lark
Shetland
16:30

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10:33 15/10
Shore Lark
Shetland

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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20:26 14/10
Pallas's Warbler
Shetland

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18:29 14/10
White-rumped Sandpiper
Shetland
18:27

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17:23 14/10
Shore Lark
Shetland

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12:11 14/10
White-rumped Sandpiper
Shetland
12:00

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08:01 14/10
Pallas's Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 13 Oct 2018

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15:42 13/10
Pallas's Warbler
Shetland
15:00

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07:56 13/10
Pallas's Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 12 Oct 2018

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17:38 12/10
Pallas's Warbler
Shetland

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15:34 12/10
Pallas's Warbler
Shetland
15:00

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15:21 12/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland
14:45

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08:20 12/10
Common Nightingale
Shetland

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07:48 12/10
Pallas's Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 10 Oct 2018

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09:40 10/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Tue 09 Oct 2018

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11:01 09/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Fri 05 Oct 2018

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15:11 05/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland
13:00

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Wed 03 Oct 2018

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08:46 03/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 02 Oct 2018

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13:21 02/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 01 Oct 2018

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19:36 01/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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18:45 01/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 30 Sep 2018

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16:41 30/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland
16:10

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13:41 30/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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08:34 30/09
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 28 Sep 2018

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09:37 28/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 01 Sep 2018

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11:04 01/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Wed 20 Jun 2018

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11:34 20/06
Snow Goose
Shetland
10:40

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Sun 17 Jun 2018

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09:57 17/06
Snow Goose
Shetland

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Sat 16 Jun 2018

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22:18 16/06
Snow Goose
Shetland
14:30

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09:26 16/06
Snow Goose
Shetland

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Thu 14 Jun 2018

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10:53 14/06
Snow Goose
Shetland

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Wed 13 Jun 2018

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11:44 13/06
Snow Goose
Shetland

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Tue 12 Jun 2018

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17:17 12/06
Snow Goose
Shetland
17:00

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12:29 12/06
Snow Goose
Shetland

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Thu 31 May 2018

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08:19 31/05
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 26 May 2018

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13:54 26/05
Ring-billed Gull
Shetland

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Wed 09 May 2018

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15:16 09/05
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Sat 07 Oct 2017

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09:49 07/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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08:00 06/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland

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Thu 05 Oct 2017

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17:15 05/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
16:40

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14:36 05/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
14:20

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13:27 05/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
13:10

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12:36 05/10
American Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
12:30

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