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Fri 05 Apr 2024

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Time
15:47 05/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sun 31 Mar 2024

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17:33 31/03
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Thu 09 Nov 2023

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16:30 09/11
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Mon 06 Nov 2023

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10:43 06/11
Humpback Whale
Shetland
09:30

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Tue 24 Oct 2023

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21:56 24/10
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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15:08 24/10
Bluethroat
Shetland

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15:08 24/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Mon 23 Oct 2023

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15:26 23/10
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Mon 09 Oct 2023

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17:40 09/10
Siberian Lesser Whitethroat
Shetland

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17:40 09/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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17:27 09/10
Short-eared Owl
Shetland
08/10

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17:22 09/10
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Sun 08 Oct 2023

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20:50 08/10
Richard's Pipit
Shetland

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19:24 08/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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17:41 08/10
Little Auk
Shetland

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Sat 07 Oct 2023

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17:10 07/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Fri 06 Oct 2023

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13:04 06/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Sun 01 Oct 2023

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18:30 01/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Sat 30 Sep 2023

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12:37 30/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 29 Sep 2023

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19:55 29/09
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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19:01 29/09
Corncrake
Shetland

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12:47 29/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 24 Sep 2023

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19:35 24/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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14:28 24/09
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 22 Sep 2023

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15:56 22/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 19 Sep 2023

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10:49 19/09
Bluethroat
Shetland
18/09

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Mon 18 Sep 2023

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22:57 18/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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22:19 18/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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14:21 18/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 15 Sep 2023

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16:34 15/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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16:14 15/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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11:40 15/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 14 Sep 2023

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Time
09:12 14/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 13 Sep 2023

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20:38 13/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Sun 10 Sep 2023

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16:57 10/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 09 Sep 2023

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07:35 09/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland
08/09

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Fri 08 Sep 2023

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16:42 08/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 01 Sep 2023

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15:48 01/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 25 Aug 2023

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16:32 25/08
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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15:34 25/08
Booted Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 23 Aug 2023

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16:58 23/08
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Sun 20 Aug 2023

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17:22 20/08
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 13 Aug 2023

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17:00 13/08
Short-eared Owl
Shetland

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Thu 13 Jul 2023

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Time
20:59 13/07
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Wed 12 Jul 2023

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Time
07:17 12/07
Black Redstart
Shetland
11/07

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Sun 18 Jun 2023

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Time
14:07 18/06
Killer Whale
Shetland

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12:49 18/06
Subalpine warbler sp
Shetland

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Fri 16 Jun 2023

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Time
13:50 16/06
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Wed 14 Jun 2023

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09:57 14/06
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Sun 11 Jun 2023

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17:11 11/06
Wryneck
Shetland

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Sat 10 Jun 2023

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20:31 10/06
Black Redstart
Shetland

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08:24 10/06
European Nightjar
Shetland

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Fri 09 Jun 2023

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20:33 09/06
White-billed Diver
Shetland

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18:48 09/06
Black Redstart
Shetland

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17:23 09/06
Greenish Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 27 May 2023

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Time
12:20 27/05
Grey-headed Wagtail
Shetland
12:00

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Tue 23 May 2023

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07:00 23/05
Subalpine warbler sp
Shetland
06:27

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Mon 22 May 2023

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07:06 22/05
Subalpine warbler sp
Shetland
06:59

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Sun 21 May 2023

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20:05 21/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
20:01

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Sun 14 May 2023

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17:26 14/05
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Fri 12 May 2023

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16:10 12/05
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Sun 07 May 2023

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17:25 07/05
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 04 Dec 2022

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21:32 04/12
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Fri 02 Dec 2022

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14:53 02/12
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Fri 28 Oct 2022

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09:17 28/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Thu 27 Oct 2022

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13:48 27/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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09:55 27/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Wed 26 Oct 2022

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10:12 26/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Tue 25 Oct 2022

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15:49 25/10
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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13:14 25/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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10:17 25/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Mon 24 Oct 2022

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19:09 24/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Sun 23 Oct 2022

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16:47 23/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Sat 22 Oct 2022

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15:22 22/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Fri 21 Oct 2022

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15:49 21/10
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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Thu 20 Oct 2022

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16:14 20/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 07 Oct 2022

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18:36 07/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Thu 06 Oct 2022

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18:17 06/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Wed 05 Oct 2022

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18:45 05/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Tue 04 Oct 2022

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19:09 04/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Mon 03 Oct 2022

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17:29 03/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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13:13 03/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Sun 02 Oct 2022

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18:28 02/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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14:19 02/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Sat 01 Oct 2022

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19:39 01/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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17:32 01/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Thu 29 Sep 2022

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18:33 29/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 27 Sep 2022

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17:47 27/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Mon 26 Sep 2022

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19:30 26/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Fri 23 Sep 2022

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20:58 23/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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16:05 23/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Thu 22 Sep 2022

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15:29 22/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 21 Sep 2022

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20:02 21/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Mon 12 Sep 2022

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21:39 12/09
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Sat 10 Sep 2022

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19:05 10/09
Grey Phalarope
Shetland

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Fri 09 Sep 2022

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20:18 09/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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19:12 09/09
Short-eared Owl
Shetland

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17:47 09/09
Wryneck
Shetland

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08:01 09/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
08/09

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Thu 08 Sep 2022

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20:07 08/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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