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Fri 12 Jul 2019

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Time
15:36 12/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
15:28

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Sun 06 Jan 2019

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12:37 06/01
Little Egret
Shetland

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Sat 05 Jan 2019

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15:23 05/01
Little Egret
Shetland

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Fri 04 Jan 2019

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12:36 04/01
Little Egret
Shetland

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Thu 03 Jan 2019

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13:46 03/01
Little Egret
Shetland

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Wed 02 Jan 2019

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12:29 02/01
Little Egret
Shetland
12:15

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Thu 27 Dec 2018

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12:50 27/12
Little Egret
Shetland

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Wed 26 Dec 2018

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11:40 26/12
Little Egret
Shetland

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Tue 25 Dec 2018

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21:55 25/12
Little Egret
Shetland

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Wed 17 Oct 2018

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10:32 17/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 16 Oct 2018

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14:25 16/10
Common Swift
Shetland
13:00

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Wed 03 Oct 2018

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18:28 03/10
Lesser Whitethroat
Shetland

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Thu 27 Sep 2018

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08:23 27/09
Golden Oriole
Shetland

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Wed 26 Sep 2018

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18:14 26/09
Golden Oriole
Shetland
17:15

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16:43 26/09
Golden Oriole
Shetland
16:28

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15:43 26/09
Golden Oriole
Shetland

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Fri 01 Jun 2018

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08:12 01/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Thu 12 Oct 2017

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10:41 12/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
10:38

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Sun 08 Oct 2017

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09:57 08/10
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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18:02 06/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Thu 05 Oct 2017

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16:15 05/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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11:03 05/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
10:57

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Wed 04 Oct 2017

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22:25 04/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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17:41 04/10
Rustic Bunting
Shetland
17:15

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14:53 04/10
Rustic Bunting
Shetland
14:48

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13:17 04/10
Rustic Bunting
Shetland
12:45

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12:15 04/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
11:40

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09:49 04/10
Rustic Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 01 Oct 2017

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22:33 01/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
14:50

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15:42 01/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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12:16 01/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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10:34 01/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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09:43 01/10
Wood Warbler
Shetland
08:00

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Thu 28 Sep 2017

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16:24 28/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Wed 27 Sep 2017

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13:38 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 23 Sep 2017

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14:20 23/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 22 Sep 2017

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19:16 22/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
19:11

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Fri 21 Apr 2017

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15:41 21/04
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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Mon 24 Oct 2016

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14:23 24/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Tue 18 Oct 2016

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20:44 18/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Mon 17 Oct 2016

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18:53 17/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
11:00

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Sun 09 Oct 2016

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13:40 09/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland
12:15

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Sat 08 Oct 2016

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18:43 08/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland
18:40

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17:25 08/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland
16:10

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10:28 08/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland
09:55

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Fri 07 Oct 2016

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21:10 07/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland

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17:38 07/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland
16:47

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17:33 07/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland
16:37

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16:26 07/10
Little Bunting
Shetland
16:00

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16:24 07/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland
15:40

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14:48 07/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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07:37 07/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland

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Thu 06 Oct 2016

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Time
20:40 06/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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20:09 06/10
Brown Shrike
Shetland

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Wed 05 Oct 2016

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10:59 05/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
10:36

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Tue 04 Oct 2016

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13:07 04/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 02 Oct 2016

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23:01 02/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 01 Oct 2016

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19:03 01/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Fri 30 Sep 2016

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17:22 30/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Thu 29 Sep 2016

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15:30 29/09
Booted Warbler
Shetland
14:30

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08:51 29/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
28/09

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Wed 28 Sep 2016

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20:16 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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18:38 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
16:20

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Sat 17 Sep 2016

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17:30 17/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland
17:20

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Fri 19 Feb 2016

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13:45 19/02
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Mon 25 Jan 2016

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17:02 25/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Sun 24 Jan 2016

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22:03 24/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Sat 23 Jan 2016

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16:18 23/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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13:08 23/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland
21/01

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Tue 19 Jan 2016

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19:49 19/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Sat 16 Jan 2016

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13:48 16/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Fri 15 Jan 2016

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17:02 15/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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08:44 15/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland
14/01

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Tue 12 Jan 2016

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13:30 12/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Mon 11 Jan 2016

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17:34 11/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Wed 18 Nov 2015

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10:59 18/11
Waxwing
Shetland

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Tue 29 Sep 2015

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10:01 29/09
Icterine Warbler
Shetland
09:51

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Mon 28 Sep 2015

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10:29 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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10:18 28/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 27 Sep 2015

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16:04 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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09:49 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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09:25 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
26/09

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Sat 26 Sep 2015

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12:10 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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09:56 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 15 Sep 2015

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19:57 15/09
Wood Warbler
Shetland
17:30

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Sat 14 Mar 2015

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07:53 14/03
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland
13/03

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Mon 09 Mar 2015

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08:06 09/03
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland
07/03

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Thu 05 Mar 2015

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19:45 05/03
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland
04/03

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Mon 02 Mar 2015

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19:23 02/03
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Sun 09 Nov 2014

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17:16 09/11
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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Sat 08 Nov 2014

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15:00 08/11
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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Tue 04 Nov 2014

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07:25 04/11
Rosy Starling
Shetland
03/11

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Sun 02 Nov 2014

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17:05 02/11
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sat 01 Nov 2014

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07:47 01/11
Rosy Starling
Shetland
30/10

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Thu 30 Oct 2014

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07:28 30/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
29/10

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Wed 29 Oct 2014

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07:34 29/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
28/10

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Mon 27 Oct 2014

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15:04 27/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
26/10

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Fri 24 Oct 2014

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17:29 24/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Thu 23 Oct 2014

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16:57 23/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland
15:50

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Mon 20 Oct 2014

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14:42 20/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland
12:00

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