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Mon 25 Mar 2024

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:58 25/03
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 06 Jan 2024

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16:20 06/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sun 12 Nov 2023

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19:32 12/11
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 04 Nov 2023

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08:27 04/11
Pallid Swift
Orkney

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08:05 04/11
Pallid Swift
Orkney
07:58

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07:53 04/11
Pallid Swift
Orkney

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Fri 03 Nov 2023

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17:56 03/11
Pallid Swift
Orkney

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16:03 03/11
Common/Pallid Swift
Orkney

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15:23 03/11
Common/Pallid Swift
Orkney
15:15

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14:53 03/11
Common/Pallid Swift
Orkney

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Wed 25 Oct 2023

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Time
16:35 25/10
Black Redstart
Orkney

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Sat 09 Sep 2023

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15:21 09/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Sun 20 Aug 2023

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Time
15:16 20/08
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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09:49 20/08
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Sun 04 Jun 2023

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Time
15:45 04/06
Common Quail
Orkney

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Sun 07 May 2023

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Time
19:32 07/05
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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Sat 06 May 2023

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Time
17:30 06/05
Osprey
Orkney

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Fri 24 Mar 2023

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Time
22:12 24/03
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Sun 30 Oct 2022

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09:49 30/10
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Wed 26 Oct 2022

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15:26 26/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sat 22 Oct 2022

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18:11 22/10
White-tailed Eagle
Orkney

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Fri 09 Sep 2022

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15:53 09/09
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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Sun 15 May 2022

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16:06 15/05
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Mon 28 Mar 2022

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10:37 28/03
Black Redstart
Orkney

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Mon 18 Oct 2021

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17:08 18/10
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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Sat 09 Oct 2021

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18:39 09/10
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Sun 03 Oct 2021

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21:52 03/10
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 02 Oct 2021

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08:19 02/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 28 Sep 2021

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14:35 28/09
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Mon 20 Sep 2021

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13:10 20/09
Killer Whale
Orkney

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Wed 09 Jun 2021

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14:57 09/06
Black Redstart
Orkney

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Mon 07 Jun 2021

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11:54 07/06
Black Redstart
Orkney

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Sat 01 May 2021

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08:36 01/05
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Fri 30 Apr 2021

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21:42 30/04
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sat 19 Sep 2020

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Date
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Time
16:27 19/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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16:01 17/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 13 Jul 2019

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13:55 13/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Orkney

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Mon 11 Jun 2018

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Time
12:44 11/06
Common Quail
Orkney
12:15

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Fri 09 Oct 2015

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Date
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Time
19:34 09/10
Iceland Gull
Orkney
08/10

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Mon 05 Oct 2015

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17:37 05/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Orkney

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Fri 25 Sep 2015

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22:52 25/09
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Wed 21 May 2014

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20:07 21/05
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney

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Wed 22 May 2013

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22:45 22/05
Iceland Gull
Orkney
17:30

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Sat 11 May 2013

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Date
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Time
21:50 11/05
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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Sun 21 Apr 2013

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14:03 21/04
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Wed 17 Oct 2012

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17:29 17/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Orkney

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Sun 23 Sep 2012

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23:02 23/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
22/09

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Sun 09 Sep 2012

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21:25 09/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 26 May 2012

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15:59 26/05
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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Wed 09 May 2012

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16:25 09/05
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Fri 19 Aug 2011

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10:14 19/08
Fieldfare
Orkney
18/08

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Sat 11 Sep 2010

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14:39 11/09
Grey Phalarope
Orkney

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Fri 04 Jun 2010

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13:08 04/06
Arctic Warbler
Orkney

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Mon 09 Sep 2002

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11:39 09/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney
04/09

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