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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:19 17/09
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland
08:30

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Fri 12 Jul 2019

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17:36 12/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
17:30

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Sun 12 May 2019

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Date
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Time
16:12 12/05
Pomarine Skua
Shetland

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Wed 13 May 2015

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Time
11:16 13/05
Surf Scoter
Shetland

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Fri 23 May 2014

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Date
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Time
11:22 23/05
Pomarine Skua
Shetland
22/05

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Sat 17 May 2014

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Time
08:35 17/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
16/05

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Wed 22 May 2013

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17:33 22/05
Little Auk
Shetland

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12:46 22/05
Pomarine Skua
Shetland

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Tue 21 May 2013

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Time
16:49 21/05
Pomarine Skua
Shetland

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14:05 21/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
12:00

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Tue 14 May 2013

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Date
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Time
22:45 14/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sat 15 Sep 2012

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Time
22:31 15/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Shetland

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Wed 16 May 2012

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Time
18:19 16/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Tue 24 May 2011

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13:01 24/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Tue 11 May 2010

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Date
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Time
22:15 11/05
Pomarine Skua
Shetland

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Sun 31 May 2009

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Time
23:16 31/05
Common Crane
Shetland

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Sat 30 May 2009

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22:43 30/05
Common Crane
Shetland

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Sun 10 May 2009

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Date
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Time
20:45 10/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
13:40

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Sun 20 May 2007

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22:59 20/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Mon 29 May 2006

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10:32 29/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Sun 28 May 2006

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10:15 28/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
09:20

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Wed 18 May 2005

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Date
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Time
09:11 18/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
17/05

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Thu 12 May 2005

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Date
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Time
08:49 12/05
Pomarine Skua
Shetland
11/05

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Sat 07 May 2005

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Date
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17:13 07/05
Pomarine Skua
Shetland
14:45

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Sun 16 May 2004

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21:26 16/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Sat 15 May 2004

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Time
22:16 15/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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13:00 15/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Wed 14 May 2003

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19:53 14/05
Little Auk
Shetland

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18:35 14/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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09:49 14/05
Pomarine Skua
Shetland

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Sat 10 May 2003

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22:33 10/05
Pomarine Skua
Shetland
09/05

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Tue 06 May 2003

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20:13 06/05
Pomarine Skua
Shetland

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Sat 19 May 2001

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Date
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Time
21:23 19/05
Pomarine Skua
Shetland
18/05

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