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Wed 17 Apr 2024

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Site
Time
18:37 17/04
Common Quail
Shetland

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Wed 11 Oct 2023

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12:06 11/10
Magpie
Shetland

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Sun 27 Nov 2022

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Time
13:35 27/11
Killer Whale
Shetland
13:25

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Thu 27 Oct 2022

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10:56 27/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Wed 19 Oct 2022

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10:31 19/10
Killer Whale
Shetland
10:05

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Wed 05 Oct 2022

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Time
12:51 05/10
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Fri 15 Apr 2022

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09:32 15/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Tue 19 Oct 2021

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Time
09:20 19/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Mon 04 Oct 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
08:04 04/10
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland
02/10

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Fri 01 Oct 2021

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16:13 01/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 08 May 2021

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Date
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Time
14:15 08/05
White-tailed Eagle
Shetland
14:00

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Wed 09 Dec 2020

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Time
10:22 09/12
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 02 Nov 2020

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Time
11:51 02/11
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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Mon 19 Oct 2020

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15:06 19/10
Great Tit
Shetland

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Mon 04 May 2020

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Time
08:47 04/05
Red Kite
Shetland

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Thu 12 Mar 2020

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15:40 12/03
Red Kite
Shetland

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Mon 16 Dec 2019

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17:13 16/12
Waxwing
Shetland

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Fri 02 Aug 2019

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17:30 02/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Sat 15 Oct 2016

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Time
12:49 15/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland
12:45

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Fri 14 Oct 2016

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11:01 14/10
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 13 Oct 2016

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19:21 13/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 08 Oct 2016

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22:36 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 20 Jan 2016

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18:08 20/01
White-billed Diver
Shetland

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Sat 10 Oct 2015

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11:23 10/10
Little Gull
Shetland
11:20

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Tue 06 Oct 2015

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13:28 06/10
Pomarine Skua
Shetland
13:10

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Mon 05 Oct 2015

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20:03 05/10
Little Gull
Shetland

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Sat 03 Oct 2015

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22:22 03/10
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 02 Oct 2015

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11:49 02/10
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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10:26 02/10
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 01 Oct 2015

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18:38 01/10
Arctic Warbler
Shetland
18:10

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15:36 01/10
Arctic Warbler
Shetland
15:05

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10:35 01/10
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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08:48 01/10
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 30 Sep 2015

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Time
22:25 30/09
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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14:31 30/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland
14:20

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12:41 30/09
Little Gull
Shetland

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Mon 28 Sep 2015

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Time
16:27 28/09
Little Gull
Shetland

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Sat 03 Jan 2015

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18:35 03/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 28 Dec 2014

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08:06 28/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
27/12

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Fri 07 Feb 2014

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11:08 07/02
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Mon 18 Feb 2013

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22:16 18/02
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Tue 03 Jul 2012

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19:05 03/07
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland
09:50

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Thu 03 Jun 2010

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16:37 03/06
Surf Scoter
Shetland
16:15

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Shetland
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Shetland
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Shetland
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