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Thu 23 Mar 2023

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Time
18:51 23/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 22 Mar 2023

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15:14 22/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 12 Feb 2023

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15:32 12/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 24 Jan 2023

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15:20 24/01
Little Auk
Shetland

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Sun 15 Jan 2023

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14:32 15/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 05 Jan 2023

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14:02 05/01
Little Auk
Shetland

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Sat 31 Dec 2022

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10:43 31/12
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Wed 21 Dec 2022

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15:45 21/12
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 15 Dec 2022

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11:46 15/12
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 07 Dec 2022

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18:39 07/12
Little Bunting
Shetland

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08:40 07/12
Taiga Bean Goose
Shetland
06/12

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Tue 06 Dec 2022

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13:05 06/12
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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09:35 06/12
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 30 Nov 2022

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14:22 30/11
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 19 Nov 2022

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16:17 19/11
Bean goose sp
Shetland

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16:05 19/11
Bewick's Swan
Shetland

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Thu 17 Nov 2022

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11:18 17/11
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Wed 09 Nov 2022

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08:57 09/11
Little Bunting
Shetland
07/11

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Fri 04 Nov 2022

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11:13 04/11
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland
03/11

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Wed 02 Nov 2022

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16:29 02/11
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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13:49 02/11
Firecrest
Shetland

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Tue 01 Nov 2022

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12:27 01/11
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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09:52 01/11
Little Auk
Shetland
31/10

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Sun 30 Oct 2022

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20:54 30/10
Hoopoe
Shetland

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18:07 30/10
Bar-tailed Godwit
Shetland

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Sat 29 Oct 2022

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22:02 29/10
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Thu 27 Oct 2022

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21:04 27/10
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Wed 26 Oct 2022

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20:54 26/10
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Tue 25 Oct 2022

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22:20 25/10
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Mon 24 Oct 2022

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20:30 24/10
Siberian Lesser Whitethroat
Shetland

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18:11 24/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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12:28 24/10
Hoopoe
Shetland
12:26

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10:48 24/10
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Sun 23 Oct 2022

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21:34 23/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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19:09 23/10
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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17:41 23/10
Bluethroat
Shetland
22/10

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16:48 23/10
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Sat 22 Oct 2022

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18:46 22/10
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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12:11 22/10
Red-throated Pipit
Shetland

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11:48 22/10
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Fri 21 Oct 2022

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09:00 21/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Thu 20 Oct 2022

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21:06 20/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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19:46 20/10
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland
10:45

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15:46 20/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Wed 19 Oct 2022

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21:41 19/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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09:53 19/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Tue 18 Oct 2022

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18:48 18/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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09:19 18/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
17/10

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Sun 16 Oct 2022

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19:42 16/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Sat 15 Oct 2022

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22:12 15/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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09:01 15/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Thu 13 Oct 2022

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10:11 13/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
10:10

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Wed 12 Oct 2022

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22:29 12/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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08:04 12/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland
11/10

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Tue 11 Oct 2022

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19:00 11/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Mon 10 Oct 2022

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19:56 10/10
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Sun 09 Oct 2022

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19:23 09/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 08 Oct 2022

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20:50 08/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Fri 07 Oct 2022

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19:16 07/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Thu 06 Oct 2022

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18:47 06/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Wed 05 Oct 2022

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19:28 05/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Tue 04 Oct 2022

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22:15 04/10
Corncrake
Shetland

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14:08 04/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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08:02 04/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland
03/10

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Mon 03 Oct 2022

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20:09 03/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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16:57 03/10
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 02 Oct 2022

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21:53 02/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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19:09 02/10
Bluethroat
Shetland

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15:04 02/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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12:17 02/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Sat 01 Oct 2022

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19:50 01/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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10:15 01/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland
10:11

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08:19 01/10
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Shetland
08:17

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Thu 29 Sep 2022

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20:43 29/09
Radde's Warbler
Shetland

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10:59 29/09
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland
10:58

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10:47 29/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
10:44

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08:55 29/09
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 28 Sep 2022

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20:43 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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14:59 28/09
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Shetland

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12:24 28/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
12:20

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11:02 28/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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10:07 28/09
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Shetland
10:00

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08:29 28/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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08:13 28/09
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 27 Sep 2022

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20:12 27/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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18:21 27/09
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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12:15 27/09
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 26 Sep 2022

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19:06 26/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Sat 24 Sep 2022

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19:59 24/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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09:48 24/09
Long-billed Dowitcher
Shetland

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Fri 23 Sep 2022

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22:47 23/09
Bluethroat
Shetland

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15:03 23/09
Long-billed Dowitcher
Shetland
15:00

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Thu 22 Sep 2022

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20:12 22/09
Bluethroat
Shetland

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11:55 22/09
Long-billed Dowitcher
Shetland

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Wed 21 Sep 2022

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21:40 21/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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15:40 21/09
Long-billed Dowitcher
Shetland

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10:07 21/09
Great Snipe
Shetland

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Tue 20 Sep 2022

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20:56 20/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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18:17 20/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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14:22 20/09
Great Snipe
Shetland

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