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Mon 26 Feb 2024

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Time
11:06 26/02
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 07 Feb 2024

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17:33 07/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 23 Nov 2023

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14:40 23/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 03 Nov 2023

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11:54 03/11
Short-eared Owl
Shetland

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Thu 02 Nov 2023

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20:31 02/11
Waxwing
Shetland

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15:07 02/11
Short-eared Owl
Shetland

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Sat 28 Oct 2023

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12:23 28/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Fri 27 Oct 2023

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14:48 27/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sun 22 Oct 2023

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13:19 22/10
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Tue 10 Oct 2023

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Time
07:10 10/10
Short-eared Owl
Shetland
09/10

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Wed 04 Oct 2023

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Time
14:05 04/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 03 Oct 2023

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18:45 03/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
18:00

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12:41 03/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
11:17

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Mon 02 Oct 2023

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17:19 02/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
17:10

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13:18 02/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
13:10

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10:39 02/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
10:37

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Sun 01 Oct 2023

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17:27 01/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
17:18

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16:14 01/10
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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Sat 30 Sep 2023

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15:54 30/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
15:49

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14:12 30/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Shetland
14:11

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13:10 30/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
13:07

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09:35 30/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland
09:33

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09:07 30/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Shetland

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08:54 30/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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08:23 30/09
Greater Short-toed Lark
Shetland

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Tue 26 Sep 2023

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16:14 26/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Mon 25 Sep 2023

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17:06 25/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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14:16 25/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Fri 22 Sep 2023

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09:44 22/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Thu 21 Sep 2023

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12:46 21/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Shetland

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Tue 22 Aug 2023

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13:23 22/08
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 20 Aug 2023

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10:40 20/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 25 Jun 2023

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12:32 25/06
Killer Whale
Shetland
11:15

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Wed 07 Jun 2023

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11:13 07/06
Curlew Sandpiper
Shetland

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Tue 30 May 2023

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22:35 30/05
American Wigeon
Shetland
20:00

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16:14 30/05
American Wigeon
Shetland
16:00

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12:30 30/05
American Wigeon
Shetland
12:00

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Mon 29 May 2023

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16:44 29/05
Garganey
Shetland
28/05

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07:51 29/05
American Wigeon
Shetland
07:45

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Sun 28 May 2023

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14:42 28/05
American Wigeon
Shetland
14:40

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12:42 28/05
American Wigeon
Shetland
12:35

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09:36 28/05
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sat 27 May 2023

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14:59 27/05
American Wigeon
Shetland
14:40

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09:04 27/05
American Wigeon
Shetland
08:59

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Fri 26 May 2023

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17:22 26/05
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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16:39 26/05
American Wigeon
Shetland
16:38

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13:56 26/05
American Wigeon
Shetland
13:55

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11:53 26/05
American Wigeon
Shetland
11:48

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08:43 26/05
American Wigeon
Shetland

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07:45 26/05
Garganey
Shetland
07:37

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Wed 24 May 2023

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Date
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Location
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Time
12:35 24/05
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Tue 23 May 2023

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12:46 23/05
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Mon 22 May 2023

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Time
11:47 22/05
American Wigeon
Shetland

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10:36 22/05
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Thu 11 May 2023

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Time
08:33 11/05
Garganey
Shetland
08:29

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Tue 09 May 2023

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16:50 09/05
Grey-headed Wagtail
Shetland

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Mon 08 May 2023

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Time
19:04 08/05
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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17:56 08/05
Siberian Stonechat
Shetland

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12:47 08/05
Common Swift
Shetland

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11:19 08/05
Siberian/Amur Stonechat
Shetland

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Wed 12 Apr 2023

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17:35 12/04
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Mon 10 Apr 2023

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19:53 10/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Tue 04 Apr 2023

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10:20 04/04
Northern Wheatear
Shetland

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Sat 17 Dec 2022

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13:34 17/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 22 Nov 2022

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11:34 22/11
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Thu 17 Nov 2022

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11:40 17/11
Russian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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Sat 29 Oct 2022

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15:15 29/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 23 Oct 2022

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15:33 23/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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15:30 23/10
Desert Wheatear
Shetland
14:45

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10:58 23/10
Desert Wheatear
Shetland

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Sat 22 Oct 2022

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15:03 22/10
Desert Wheatear
Shetland

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Fri 21 Oct 2022

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14:35 21/10
Desert Wheatear
Shetland

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12:09 21/10
Desert Wheatear
Shetland
20/10

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Thu 08 Sep 2022

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11:42 08/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Wed 20 Jul 2022

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16:25 20/07
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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Mon 18 Jul 2022

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14:06 18/07
Killer Whale
Shetland
13:55

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Mon 13 Jun 2022

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17:19 13/06
Greater Scaup
Shetland
17:13

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Sat 21 May 2022

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13:05 21/05
Common Crane
Shetland
12:15

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Wed 11 May 2022

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19:33 11/05
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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Mon 18 Apr 2022

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20:17 18/04
Hawfinch
Shetland
17/04

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Thu 14 Apr 2022

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07:04 14/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Fri 01 Apr 2022

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12:53 01/04
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 24 Mar 2022

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09:01 24/03
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 16 Feb 2022

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16:50 16/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 29 Dec 2021

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15:57 29/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 15 Dec 2021

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16:02 15/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sat 11 Dec 2021

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10:21 11/12
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Thu 28 Oct 2021

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17:43 28/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 19 Oct 2021

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10:27 19/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 15 Oct 2021

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09:19 15/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 11 Oct 2021

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21:06 11/10
Garganey
Shetland

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11:24 11/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 10 Oct 2021

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19:17 10/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland
14:20

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12:54 10/10
Garganey
Shetland

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08:48 10/10
Shore Lark
Shetland
08:42

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Sat 09 Oct 2021

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14:32 09/10
Shore Lark
Shetland
14:30

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13:20 09/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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10:31 09/10
Shore Lark
Shetland

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09:17 09/10
Shore Lark
Shetland

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Fri 08 Oct 2021

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16:07 08/10
Shore Lark
Shetland
16:02

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