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Tue 15 Oct 2019

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09:14 15/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Sat 12 Oct 2019

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10:08 12/10
Velvet Scoter
Shetland

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Fri 11 Oct 2019

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14:36 11/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

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21:51 10/10
European Storm Petrel
Shetland
07:15

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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12:49 09/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 03 Oct 2019

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12:20 03/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland
12:15

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Wed 02 Oct 2019

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14:43 02/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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10:37 02/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland
10:25

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08:23 02/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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12:18 01/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 30 Sep 2019

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20:40 30/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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18:59 28/09
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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08:44 24/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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09:16 23/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 22 Sep 2019

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12:38 22/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 21 Sep 2019

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16:34 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 30 Aug 2019

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12:20 30/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
27/08

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Wed 21 Aug 2019

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14:55 21/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
19/08

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Sun 18 Aug 2019

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14:08 18/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
13:30

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Sat 17 Aug 2019

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10:10 17/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Tue 13 Aug 2019

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13:29 13/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Mon 12 Aug 2019

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12:33 12/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Sun 11 Aug 2019

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12:19 11/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Sat 10 Aug 2019

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15:25 10/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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14:04 10/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
14:03

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13:27 10/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
13:25

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13:22 10/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Wed 17 Jul 2019

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17:24 17/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
17:04

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14:51 17/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Sat 13 Jul 2019

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14:05 13/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Tue 09 Jul 2019

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15:32 09/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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08:09 09/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sun 07 Jul 2019

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14:09 07/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland
13:30

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11:54 07/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sat 06 Jul 2019

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10:59 06/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Fri 05 Jul 2019

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11:32 05/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Thu 04 Jul 2019

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12:55 04/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Wed 03 Jul 2019

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12:17 03/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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08:49 03/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Tue 02 Jul 2019

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08:30 02/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sun 02 Jun 2019

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17:50 02/06
European Turtle Dove
Shetland
17:40

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Fri 24 May 2019

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13:58 24/05
Golden Oriole
Shetland

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Thu 02 May 2019

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15:55 02/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 23 Apr 2019

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16:12 23/04
Common Crane
Shetland

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Sun 21 Apr 2019

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08:57 21/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Thu 04 Apr 2019

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13:19 04/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Mon 01 Apr 2019

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19:03 01/04
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 21 Mar 2019

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12:59 21/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 03 Mar 2019

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12:02 03/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
10:00

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Sat 02 Mar 2019

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16:53 02/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 28 Feb 2019

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18:00 28/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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15:09 28/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 27 Feb 2019

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17:59 27/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 26 Feb 2019

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19:17 26/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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10:30 26/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 22 Feb 2019

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14:07 22/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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12:29 22/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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10:47 22/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland
10:45

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Thu 21 Feb 2019

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19:35 21/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 20 Feb 2019

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16:08 20/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland
15:55

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Mon 18 Feb 2019

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16:25 18/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 15 Feb 2019

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17:12 15/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 14 Feb 2019

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19:36 14/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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15:22 14/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 09 Feb 2019

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15:46 09/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 06 Feb 2019

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15:16 06/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 31 Jan 2019

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18:15 31/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 28 Jan 2019

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16:40 28/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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14:32 28/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 16 Jan 2019

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16:19 16/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 22 Nov 2018

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21:09 22/11
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Tue 20 Nov 2018

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20:10 20/11
Little Auk
Shetland

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13:11 20/11
Humpback Whale
Shetland

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Thu 08 Nov 2018

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11:32 08/11
Waxwing
Shetland
10:20

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Wed 07 Nov 2018

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10:13 07/11
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Thu 01 Nov 2018

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16:04 01/11
Waxwing
Shetland
29/10

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Sat 20 Oct 2018

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13:50 20/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Thu 18 Oct 2018

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10:14 18/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 17 Oct 2018

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10:29 17/10
Waxwing
Shetland
10:15

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Mon 08 Oct 2018

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13:52 08/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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Sat 06 Oct 2018

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09:45 06/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
09:30

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08:44 06/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 05 Oct 2018

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16:48 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 04 Oct 2018

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19:44 04/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 03 Oct 2018

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14:22 03/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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13:48 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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12:17 03/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 29 Sep 2018

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22:38 29/09
Greenland Redpoll
Shetland
28/09

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Fri 24 Aug 2018

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07:42 24/08
Hooded Merganser
Shetland

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Wed 23 May 2018

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08:50 23/05
Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 22 May 2018

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14:34 22/05
Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 17 May 2018

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09:01 17/05
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 13 May 2018

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20:21 13/05
Western Osprey
Shetland
17:38

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Mon 16 Apr 2018

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12:20 16/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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09:40 16/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sun 15 Apr 2018

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20:09 15/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sat 14 Apr 2018

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22:18 14/04
Waxwing
Shetland

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11:20 14/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Thu 12 Apr 2018

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20:26 12/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Tue 10 Apr 2018

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17:53 10/04
Waxwing
Shetland

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