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Wed 22 May 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
11:41 22/05
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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10:14 22/05
Rustic Bunting
Shetland

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09:59 22/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland
21/05

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Tue 21 May 2019

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16:08 21/05
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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14:46 21/05
Rustic Bunting
Shetland

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14:22 21/05
Red-rumped Swallow
Shetland
14:20

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07:52 21/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland
20/05

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Sun 19 May 2019

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Time
09:47 19/05
Lesser Yellowlegs
Shetland

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09:07 19/05
Bluethroat
Shetland

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07:29 19/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland
18/05

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Sat 18 May 2019

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Time
12:33 18/05
Lesser Yellowlegs
Shetland

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Fri 17 May 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:42 17/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland
16/05

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Thu 16 May 2019

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Date
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Time
07:33 16/05
Ortolan Bunting
Shetland
15/05

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Wed 15 May 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
06:53 15/05
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
14/05

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Tue 14 May 2019

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Time
10:24 14/05
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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Mon 06 May 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:01 06/05
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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07:06 06/05
Long-eared Owl
Shetland
05/05

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Fri 03 May 2019

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Location
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Time
14:08 03/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 02 May 2019

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Time
15:34 02/05
Shore Lark
Shetland

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07:19 02/05
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
01/05

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Wed 01 May 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:07 01/05
Long-eared Owl
Shetland
30/04

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Tue 30 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:10 30/04
Black Kite
Shetland

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Mon 29 Apr 2019

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Time
22:48 29/04
Black Kite
Shetland

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Sun 28 Apr 2019

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22:06 28/04
Hoopoe
Shetland

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19:06 28/04
Wryneck
Shetland

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12:55 28/04
Black Kite
Shetland
12:55

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08:29 28/04
Hoopoe
Shetland
27/04

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Sat 27 Apr 2019

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07:18 27/04
Hoopoe
Shetland
26/04

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Fri 26 Apr 2019

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22:07 26/04
Black Redstart
Shetland

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16:46 26/04
Hoopoe
Shetland
25/04

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Wed 24 Apr 2019

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Time
22:50 24/04
Hoopoe
Shetland

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22:31 24/04
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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10:15 24/04
Black Redstart
Shetland
23/04

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Tue 23 Apr 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
22:59 23/04
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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16:50 23/04
Hoopoe
Shetland

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12:27 23/04
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 22 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:43 22/04
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Sat 20 Apr 2019

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Site
Time
13:41 20/04
Little Ringed Plover
Shetland

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Fri 19 Apr 2019

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Time
13:44 19/04
Black Redstart
Shetland
18/04

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11:04 19/04
Black Kite
Shetland
10:58

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Thu 18 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:52 18/04
Black Redstart
Shetland
17/04

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Wed 17 Apr 2019

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Date
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Time
10:58 17/04
Black Redstart
Shetland

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09:30 17/04
White-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland
13/04

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08:06 17/04
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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Thu 11 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:51 11/04
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Tue 09 Apr 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
22:30 09/04
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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12:14 09/04
Northern Treecreeper
Shetland

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10:12 09/04
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Mon 08 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:31 08/04
Black Redstart
Shetland

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07:18 08/04
Shore Lark
Shetland
07/04

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Sun 07 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
22:39 07/04
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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22:20 07/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sat 06 Apr 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:44 06/04
Shore Lark
Shetland

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Fri 05 Apr 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
18:30 05/04
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Thu 04 Apr 2019

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Date
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Time
22:01 04/04
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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14:38 04/04
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Fri 22 Mar 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:28 22/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 08 Mar 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:31 08/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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06:54 08/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
07/03

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Fri 01 Mar 2019

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Date
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Site
Time
18:53 01/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 27 Jan 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:34 27/01
Red-necked Grebe
Shetland

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Thu 24 Jan 2019

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Date
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Time
10:16 24/01
Red-necked Grebe
Shetland

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Tue 22 Jan 2019

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Date
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Time
10:18 22/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland
09:20

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Mon 21 Jan 2019

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Date
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Time
15:38 21/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
20/01

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Tue 15 Jan 2019

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Date
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Time
16:40 15/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 08 Jan 2019

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Time
13:50 08/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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11:32 08/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Mon 07 Jan 2019

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Site
Time
15:19 07/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 03 Jan 2019

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Time
21:04 03/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 31 Dec 2018

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Time
14:55 31/12
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 30 Dec 2018

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Time
18:43 30/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
13:30

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Wed 26 Dec 2018

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Date
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Time
08:07 26/12
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland
24/12

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Sat 22 Dec 2018

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Date
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Location
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14:51 22/12
Todd's Canada Goose
Shetland

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Thu 20 Dec 2018

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17:38 20/12
Short-eared Owl
Shetland

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17:37 20/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
16/12

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08:12 20/12
Todd's Canada Goose
Shetland
19/12

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Mon 17 Dec 2018

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14:35 17/12
Todd's Canada Goose
Shetland

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Sun 16 Dec 2018

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18:48 16/12
Todd's Canada Goose
Shetland

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Sat 15 Dec 2018

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Time
15:55 15/12
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 12 Dec 2018

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Time
10:09 12/12
Little Auk
Shetland

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Thu 06 Dec 2018

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Time
10:50 06/12
Snow Bunting
Shetland
03/12

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Mon 03 Dec 2018

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11:15 03/12
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 29 Nov 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
07:33 29/11
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Shetland
28/11

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Tue 27 Nov 2018

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Date
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07:33 27/11
Long-eared Owl
Shetland
26/11

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Sat 24 Nov 2018

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Date
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Time
11:50 24/11
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland
23/11

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Thu 22 Nov 2018

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11:23 22/11
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Wed 21 Nov 2018

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Time
07:17 21/11
Long-eared Owl
Shetland
20/11

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Mon 19 Nov 2018

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Time
22:21 19/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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10:55 19/11
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Wed 14 Nov 2018

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Date
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Time
11:34 14/11
Northern Bullfinch
Shetland
13/11

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Tue 13 Nov 2018

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21:55 13/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland
12/11

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Mon 12 Nov 2018

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10:37 12/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland
11/11

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Fri 09 Nov 2018

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15:17 09/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland
08/11

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Thu 08 Nov 2018

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09:21 08/11
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Wed 07 Nov 2018

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20:49 07/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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15:43 07/11
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Tue 06 Nov 2018

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22:48 06/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Mon 05 Nov 2018

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20:30 05/11
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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11:01 05/11
Little Auk
Shetland
04/11

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Sat 03 Nov 2018

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18:53 03/11
Northern Bullfinch
Shetland
02/11

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