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Mon 04 Sep 2023

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
17:00 04/09
Killer Whale
Highland
16:20

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Thu 06 Jul 2023

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Date
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Time
15:58 06/07
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Fri 23 Jun 2023

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Time
21:28 23/06
Killer Whale
Highland
15:45

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Thu 22 Sep 2022

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Time
21:01 22/09
Black-throated Diver
Highland

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Tue 06 Sep 2022

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Time
19:10 06/09
Killer Whale
Highland
18:30

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14:26 06/09
Killer Whale
Highland
14:09

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Mon 05 Sep 2022

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09:49 05/09
Killer Whale
Highland
09:30

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Mon 08 Aug 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
10:31 08/08
Pomarine Skua
Highland
10:27

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Wed 22 Jun 2022

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Time
17:08 22/06
Killer Whale
Highland
21/06

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Fri 29 Apr 2022

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Time
16:31 29/04
Little Auk
Highland
16:28

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Sun 10 Apr 2022

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:35 10/04
Glaucous Gull
Highland
15:33

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Sun 07 Nov 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:07 07/11
Glaucous Gull
Highland

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Sat 04 Sep 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:24 04/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland
03/09

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Mon 10 Aug 2020

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Time
14:13 10/08
Killer Whale
Highland
14:00

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Sun 15 Sep 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
19:02 15/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland
18:56

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Mon 20 Aug 2018

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
09:55 20/08
Great Shearwater
Highland
19/08

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Thu 29 Sep 2016

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Location
Site
Time
22:18 29/09
Sabine's Gull
Highland

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Mon 07 Mar 2016

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:38 07/03
White-billed Diver
Highland
11:30 05/03

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Tue 24 Mar 2015

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Date
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Location
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Time
13:11 24/03
Iceland Gull
Highland
13:09

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Sat 27 Aug 2011

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Time
21:43 27/08
Balearic Shearwater
Highland

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Tue 12 May 2009

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
15:18 12/05
Great Northern Diver
Highland
14:00

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Thu 03 Oct 2002

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
17:32 03/10
White-tailed Eagle
Highland

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Sun 07 Apr 2002

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:07 07/04
Northern Wheatear
Highland

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Highland
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Highland
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Highland
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Highland
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