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Mon 12 Feb 2024

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Time
13:45 12/02
Black-throated Diver
Orkney

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Thu 09 Mar 2023

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11:50 09/03
Russian White-fronted Goose
Orkney
11:48

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Sat 24 Sep 2022

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15:14 24/09
Osprey
Orkney
15:09

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Sat 19 Mar 2022

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12:25 19/03
Snow Goose
Orkney

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Sun 31 Jan 2021

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15:25 31/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Fri 19 May 2017

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22:13 19/05
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Mon 24 Apr 2017

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17:56 24/04
Lesser Scaup
Orkney
17:30

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Sun 23 Apr 2017

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13:02 23/04
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Sat 08 Apr 2017

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14:31 08/04
Lesser Scaup
Orkney
07/04

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Sun 12 Mar 2017

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08:00 12/03
Lesser Scaup
Orkney
11/03

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Sat 04 Mar 2017

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18:44 04/03
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Mon 27 Feb 2017

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08:21 27/02
Lesser Scaup
Orkney
26/02

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Sat 18 Feb 2017

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13:13 18/02
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Wed 15 Feb 2017

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20:34 15/02
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Sun 29 Jan 2017

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19:38 29/01
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Sat 28 Jan 2017

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22:52 28/01
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Thu 26 Jan 2017

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18:46 26/01
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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18:46 26/01
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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17:49 26/01
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Mon 23 Jan 2017

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11:52 23/01
Lesser Scaup
Orkney
22/01

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Wed 18 Jan 2017

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22:29 18/01
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Thu 05 Jan 2017

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17:53 05/01
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Wed 04 Jan 2017

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15:46 04/01
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Mon 02 Jan 2017

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14:23 02/01
Lesser Scaup
Orkney
12:00

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Sun 18 Dec 2016

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19:00 18/12
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Mon 12 Dec 2016

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15:23 12/12
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Sun 11 Dec 2016

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15:14 11/12
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Sat 10 Dec 2016

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15:09 10/12
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Wed 07 Dec 2016

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08:14 07/12
Lesser Scaup
Orkney
04/12

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Sun 27 Nov 2016

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18:39 27/11
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Sat 26 Nov 2016

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18:39 26/11
Lesser Scaup
Orkney

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Sat 11 Oct 2014

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22:21 11/10
Firecrest
Orkney

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Wed 23 Apr 2014

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18:43 23/04
Black Kite
Orkney
14:50

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Tue 22 Apr 2014

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16:13 22/04
Black Kite
Orkney

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Tue 06 Nov 2012

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10:01 06/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
05/11

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Wed 08 Aug 2012

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10:23 08/08
Common Crane
Orkney
10:00

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Sun 01 Jul 2012

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14:36 01/07
Common Crane
Orkney
11:30

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Fri 29 Jun 2012

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15:40 29/06
Common Crane
Orkney
14:45

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11:53 29/06
Common Crane
Orkney
10:30

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Thu 28 Jun 2012

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19:04 28/06
Common Crane
Orkney
17:40

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15:28 28/06
Common Crane
Orkney

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Wed 26 Oct 2011

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11:24 26/10
Swainson's Thrush
Orkney

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08:57 26/10
Swainson's Thrush
Orkney
21/10

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Wed 17 Nov 2010

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16:35 17/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sun 03 Oct 2010

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15:45 03/10
Pectoral Sandpiper
Orkney

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Fri 11 Jun 2010

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11:29 11/06
Common Crane
Orkney
10/06

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Sat 07 Nov 2009

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19:56 07/11
Slavonian Grebe
Orkney

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Sun 09 Dec 2007

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19:43 09/12
Snow Goose
Orkney

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Tue 30 Oct 2007

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22:47 30/10
Little Egret
Orkney

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Sat 16 Jun 2007

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08:54 16/06
Citrine Wagtail
Orkney

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Fri 15 Jun 2007

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17:35 15/06
Citrine Wagtail
Orkney
17:10

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