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Tue 18 Feb 2020

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17:43 18/02
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Wed 12 Feb 2020

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17:18 12/02
Steller's Eider
Orkney
17:00

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Sun 09 Feb 2020

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16:20 09/02
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Sat 08 Feb 2020

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11:47 08/02
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Tue 28 Jan 2020

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09:54 28/01
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Sun 26 Jan 2020

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15:55 26/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sat 25 Jan 2020

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12:22 25/01
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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11:34 25/01
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Fri 24 Jan 2020

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15:43 24/01
Steller's Eider
Orkney
15:30

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Mon 13 Jan 2020

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15:08 13/01
Steller's Eider
Orkney
12/01

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Thu 09 Jan 2020

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09:54 09/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sat 04 Jan 2020

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15:17 04/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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15:17 04/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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15:14 04/01
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Fri 03 Jan 2020

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19:09 03/01
Steller's Eider
Orkney
02/01

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16:48 03/01
Black Redstart
Orkney

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Wed 01 Jan 2020

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18:52 01/01
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Mon 23 Dec 2019

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10:15 23/12
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Sat 21 Dec 2019

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12:35 21/12
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Wed 18 Dec 2019

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14:55 18/12
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Sat 14 Dec 2019

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14:14 14/12
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Sat 07 Dec 2019

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15:52 07/12
Little Auk
Orkney

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15:48 07/12
Steller's Eider
Orkney
14:00

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Wed 04 Dec 2019

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17:59 04/12
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Tue 03 Dec 2019

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17:04 03/12
Steller's Eider
Orkney
13:15

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Sat 30 Nov 2019

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13:38 30/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
13:38

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11:10 30/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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11:09 30/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
11:08

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09:58 30/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
09:56

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Fri 29 Nov 2019

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16:59 29/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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13:15 29/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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13:14 29/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Thu 28 Nov 2019

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15:14 28/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
14:45

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Wed 27 Nov 2019

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13:02 27/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
12:44

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Mon 25 Nov 2019

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15:03 25/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
14:56

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09:26 25/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
09:25

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Sat 23 Nov 2019

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13:21 23/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Fri 22 Nov 2019

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11:02 22/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Thu 21 Nov 2019

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10:00 21/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
20/11

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Mon 18 Nov 2019

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15:39 18/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
15:36

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08:21 18/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
08:15

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Sun 17 Nov 2019

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17:25 17/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
15:15

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11:46 17/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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10:10 17/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney
09:30

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08:39 17/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
08:38

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Sat 16 Nov 2019

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18:11 16/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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15:51 16/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
15:45

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14:59 16/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
14:55

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13:21 16/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
10:30

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Fri 15 Nov 2019

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17:16 15/11
Snow Bunting
Orkney
09:45

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15:09 15/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
15:00

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12:59 15/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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12:38 15/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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10:37 15/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
10:31

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Thu 14 Nov 2019

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18:12 14/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
15:50

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Wed 13 Nov 2019

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15:03 13/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
15:00

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Tue 12 Nov 2019

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13:15 12/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
12:30

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08:39 12/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Mon 11 Nov 2019

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15:45 11/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
15:44

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10:28 11/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
10:15

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09:08 11/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Sun 10 Nov 2019

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15:20 10/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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11:10 10/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Sat 09 Nov 2019

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14:26 09/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
14:23

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13:47 09/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
13:42

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13:18 09/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
13:13

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11:57 09/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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09:04 09/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
09:00

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Fri 08 Nov 2019

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17:33 08/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney
16:20

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15:44 08/11
Steller's Eider
Orkney

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Tue 29 Oct 2019

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18:54 29/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Mon 28 Oct 2019

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19:19 28/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Orkney

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10:37 28/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Wed 16 Oct 2019

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22:09 16/10
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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Fri 11 Oct 2019

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19:31 11/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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16:01 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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16:48 28/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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07:05 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
27/09

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Thu 26 Sep 2019

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20:06 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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17:54 25/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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10:13 25/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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22:51 24/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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16:50 24/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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11:33 24/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 18 Sep 2019

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16:38 18/09
Citrine Wagtail
Orkney
17/09

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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09:45 17/09
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney
08:10

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Mon 16 Sep 2019

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18:43 16/09
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney

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17:58 16/09
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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Sun 15 Sep 2019

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19:15 15/09
Sabine's Gull
Orkney
18:25

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Thu 12 Sep 2019

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12:31 12/09
Citrine Wagtail
Orkney

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Tue 10 Sep 2019

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20:40 10/09
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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15:30 10/09
Woodchat Shrike
Orkney
15:25

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Fri 06 Sep 2019

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15:39 06/09
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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13:14 06/09
Citrine Wagtail
Orkney

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10:40 06/09
Citrine Wagtail
Orkney

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Thu 05 Sep 2019

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16:47 05/09
Pomarine Skua
Orkney

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Tue 03 Sep 2019

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10:16 03/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Sun 01 Sep 2019

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12:49 01/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Sun 07 Jul 2019

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13:04 07/07
Grey Phalarope
Orkney
12:15

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Mon 24 Jun 2019

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09:18 24/06
Roseate Tern
Orkney

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