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Thu 17 Oct 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:43 17/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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15:56 17/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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Date
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15:19 08/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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Date
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Time
15:45 25/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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Date
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Time
15:45 23/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 27 Aug 2019

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Date
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Location
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Time
12:10 27/08
Pallid Harrier
Shetland

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Tue 30 Oct 2018

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10:46 30/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Thu 18 Oct 2018

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Time
16:07 18/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Sat 08 Sep 2018

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Date
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Time
13:50 08/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 01 Jun 2018

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Date
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Time
16:45 01/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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14:27 01/06
European Honey Buzzard
Shetland
12:55

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Sat 14 Oct 2017

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Date
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Site
Time
14:23 14/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 08 Oct 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:49 08/10
Radde's Warbler
Shetland

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18:03 08/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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14:22 08/10
Dusky Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 03 Oct 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:55 03/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
15:30

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13:57 03/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
12:15

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Mon 02 Oct 2017

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Date
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Time
14:20 02/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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13:00 02/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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12:35 02/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 01 Oct 2017

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:51 01/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
08:00

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09:22 01/10
Rustic Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 30 Sep 2017

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Date
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Location
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Time
21:42 30/09
Eastern Black Redstart
Shetland
18:30

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12:25 30/09
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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10:07 30/09
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Tue 19 Sep 2017

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Date
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Time
10:34 19/09
Black-billed Cuckoo
Shetland

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Mon 18 Sep 2017

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Time
22:39 18/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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18:38 18/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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17:37 18/09
Black-billed Cuckoo
Shetland
17:10

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16:07 18/09
Black-billed Cuckoo
Shetland
15:50

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14:30 18/09
Black-billed Cuckoo
Shetland

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12:02 18/09
Black-billed Cuckoo
Shetland

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Thu 20 Oct 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:18 20/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Wed 12 Oct 2016

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:40 12/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 11 Oct 2016

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Time
12:43 11/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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11:36 11/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland
09:15

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Mon 10 Oct 2016

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Date
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Time
18:50 10/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland
16:30

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16:59 10/10
Little Bunting
Shetland
16:00

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Sun 09 Oct 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:48 09/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 05 Oct 2016

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Date
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Time
17:31 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 22 Sep 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:05 22/09
Hoopoe
Shetland

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Sun 11 Sep 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:14 11/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 27 Aug 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:52 27/08
Wood Warbler
Shetland
26/08

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Wed 30 Sep 2015

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Date
Species
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Site
Time
13:34 30/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland
09:30

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Tue 29 Sep 2015

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Date
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Time
09:54 29/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
09:00

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Sat 26 Sep 2015

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Date
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Site
Time
18:53 26/09
Lanceolated Warbler
Shetland
18:15

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15:52 26/09
Lanceolated Warbler
Shetland
15:15

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12:47 26/09
Lanceolated Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 22 Sep 2015

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
21:48 22/09
Pallid Harrier
Shetland
16:30

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Sun 20 Sep 2015

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
07:56 20/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
19/09

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Tue 25 Aug 2015

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
16:08 25/08
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 12 Oct 2014

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Date
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Time
17:51 12/10
Hoopoe
Shetland

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15:29 12/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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Wed 08 Oct 2014

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Date
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Time
11:40 08/10
Radde's Warbler
Shetland

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11:38 08/10
Hoopoe
Shetland

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Sat 25 Jan 2014

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Date
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Time
20:32 25/01
Taiga Bean Goose
Shetland

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Fri 01 Nov 2013

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:53 01/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 11 Oct 2013

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18:38 11/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Fri 12 Oct 2012

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Date
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Location
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Time
14:56 12/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 07 Jun 2012

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Date
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Time
15:55 07/06
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
14:20

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Sat 21 Apr 2012

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Date
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Time
22:18 21/04
Wryneck
Shetland

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Fri 15 Oct 2010

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Date
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17:00 15/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 25 Sep 2010

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Date
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Time
14:04 25/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland
13:30

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Sat 17 Oct 2009

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Date
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Time
18:56 17/10
Firecrest
Shetland

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Wed 14 Oct 2009

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Time
22:32 14/10
Firecrest
Shetland

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Wed 10 Oct 2007

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Date
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Time
09:16 10/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
09/10

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Tue 26 Sep 2006

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Location
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Time
20:41 26/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 25 Sep 2006

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23:00 25/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 18 Sep 2006

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22:43 18/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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16:18 18/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 28 May 2006

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Date
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Time
18:32 28/05
Bluethroat
Shetland
27/05

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Sat 27 Sep 2003

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Date
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Site
Time
21:21 27/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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