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Sun 17 Jan 2021

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14:36 17/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Fri 15 Jan 2021

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10:52 15/01
Black-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Tue 12 Jan 2021

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15:42 12/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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12:27 12/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sun 10 Jan 2021

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14:15 10/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Mon 04 Jan 2021

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13:18 04/01
Black-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Mon 28 Dec 2020

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11:21 28/12
Black-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Fri 25 Dec 2020

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10:41 25/12
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Tue 15 Dec 2020

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12:01 15/12
White-billed Diver
Orkney
09:00

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Sun 06 Dec 2020

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12:12 06/12
Kumlien's Gull
Orkney

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Fri 04 Dec 2020

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19:25 04/12
White-billed Diver
Orkney
01/12

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Thu 26 Nov 2020

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11:37 26/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Tue 24 Nov 2020

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14:47 24/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Thu 19 Nov 2020

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11:36 19/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Mon 16 Nov 2020

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11:09 16/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Mon 09 Nov 2020

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17:10 09/11
Long-eared Owl
Orkney

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Wed 04 Nov 2020

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11:40 04/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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10:49 04/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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Mon 02 Nov 2020

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10:22 02/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Sun 01 Nov 2020

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16:36 01/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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14:22 01/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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14:21 01/11
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Wed 28 Oct 2020

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21:31 28/10
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
27/10

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10:20 28/10
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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09:53 28/10
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Sun 25 Oct 2020

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13:04 25/10
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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12:01 25/10
Little Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 17 Oct 2020

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12:47 17/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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09:19 17/10
Killer Whale
Orkney

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Wed 14 Oct 2020

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09:05 14/10
Blue Tit
Orkney

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Fri 09 Oct 2020

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12:01 09/10
Pallas's Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 08 Oct 2020

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16:01 08/10
Pallas's Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 07 Oct 2020

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18:14 07/10
Pallas's Warbler
Orkney

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13:06 07/10
Pallas's Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 06 Oct 2020

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13:55 06/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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10:07 06/10
Common Rosefinch
Orkney
05/10

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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19:22 05/10
Blue Tit
Orkney

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15:30 05/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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Sat 03 Oct 2020

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19:47 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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17:24 03/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Orkney

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14:49 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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08:56 03/10
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Fri 02 Oct 2020

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19:55 02/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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14:27 02/10
Short-eared Owl
Orkney

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13:46 02/10
European Nightjar
Orkney

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Thu 01 Oct 2020

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21:12 01/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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19:16 01/10
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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17:17 01/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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11:09 01/10
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Orkney

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Mon 28 Sep 2020

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17:51 28/09
Little Bunting
Orkney

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Sun 27 Sep 2020

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20:15 27/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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19:07 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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12:59 27/09
Little Bunting
Orkney

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12:06 27/09
Corncrake
Orkney

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Sat 26 Sep 2020

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18:13 26/09
Little Bunting
Orkney

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Thu 24 Sep 2020

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18:59 24/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Sat 19 Sep 2020

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18:41 19/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Fri 18 Sep 2020

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20:50 18/09
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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19:43 18/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 17 Sep 2020

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19:52 17/09
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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Sun 13 Sep 2020

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16:31 13/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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11:48 13/09
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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09:29 13/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Orkney

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Sat 12 Sep 2020

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18:40 12/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Wed 09 Sep 2020

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10:44 09/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney
08:30

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Sun 06 Sep 2020

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18:22 06/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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14:06 06/09
Pomarine Skua
Orkney

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Fri 04 Sep 2020

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20:46 04/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney
19:30

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Thu 03 Sep 2020

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18:37 03/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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17:39 30/08
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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11:48 30/08
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 27 Aug 2020

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13:32 27/08
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Sun 23 Aug 2020

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16:00 23/08
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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14:32 23/08
Icterine Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 20 Aug 2020

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14:32 20/08
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Mon 17 Aug 2020

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11:40 17/08
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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Thu 30 Jul 2020

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13:40 30/07
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Mon 20 Jul 2020

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10:25 20/07
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney
09:00

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Sun 19 Jul 2020

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17:21 19/07
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney

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Sat 18 Jul 2020

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14:26 18/07
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney

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13:30 18/07
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney

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Fri 17 Jul 2020

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17:39 17/07
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney

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Wed 08 Jul 2020

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09:31 08/07
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney
07:40

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Thu 25 Jun 2020

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20:59 25/06
Red-veined Darter
Orkney

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Wed 24 Jun 2020

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10:56 24/06
Common Quail
Orkney

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Wed 17 Jun 2020

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13:13 17/06
Reed Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 16 Jun 2020

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19:20 16/06
Mediterranean Gull
Orkney

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Wed 10 Jun 2020

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14:28 10/06
Citrine Wagtail
Orkney

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12:04 10/06
European Honey Buzzard
Orkney
11:40

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Sat 06 Jun 2020

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13:02 06/06
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Orkney

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Sat 30 May 2020

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19:23 30/05
Woodchat Shrike
Orkney

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17:12 30/05
Red-footed Falcon
Orkney

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Fri 29 May 2020

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17:54 29/05
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 28 May 2020

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22:20 28/05
European Storm Petrel
Orkney

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Tue 26 May 2020

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20:44 26/05
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Mon 25 May 2020

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09:36 25/05
Citrine Wagtail
Orkney

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Sat 23 May 2020

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19:22 23/05
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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13:49 23/05
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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13:20 23/05
Bluethroat
Orkney

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Fri 22 May 2020

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19:26 22/05
Citrine Wagtail
Orkney

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