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Wed 11 Mar 2020

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Time
15:39 11/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 01 Mar 2020

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14:49 01/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 29 Jan 2020

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14:41 29/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 21 Jan 2020

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15:01 21/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 15 Dec 2019

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14:48 15/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 26 Nov 2019

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10:17 26/11
European Turtle Dove
Shetland

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Thu 07 Nov 2019

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10:03 07/11
Waxwing
Shetland

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Wed 06 Nov 2019

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15:44 06/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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14:19 06/11
Waxwing
Shetland

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Tue 05 Nov 2019

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17:24 05/11
Waxwing
Shetland

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Mon 21 Oct 2019

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15:20 21/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sun 20 Oct 2019

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21:09 20/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sat 19 Oct 2019

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15:58 19/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Thu 17 Oct 2019

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22:45 17/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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09:51 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 02 Oct 2019

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16:00 02/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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11:07 01/10
European Bee-eater
Shetland
08:15

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07:38 01/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
30/09

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Mon 30 Sep 2019

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Time
19:32 30/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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12:26 23/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 13 Sep 2019

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16:29 13/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Thu 23 May 2019

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12:37 23/05
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Mon 20 May 2019

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16:17 20/05
Eurasian Bullfinch
Shetland

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Wed 15 May 2019

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22:55 15/05
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Thu 11 Apr 2019

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12:59 11/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Wed 10 Apr 2019

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09:48 10/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Mon 08 Apr 2019

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18:43 08/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sun 07 Apr 2019

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13:03 07/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Tue 20 Nov 2018

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15:14 20/11
Desert Wheatear
Shetland
18/11

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Sat 27 Oct 2018

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15:53 27/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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13:30 27/10
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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13:16 27/10
Siberian Stonechat
Shetland

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Fri 26 Oct 2018

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14:37 26/10
Siberian Stonechat
Shetland

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Thu 25 Oct 2018

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16:13 25/10
Siberian Stonechat
Shetland

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Wed 24 Oct 2018

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10:31 24/10
Siberian Stonechat
Shetland

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Fri 19 Oct 2018

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14:32 19/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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17:21 14/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 08 Apr 2018

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17:34 08/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 31 Mar 2018

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Time
21:42 31/03
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Wed 14 Feb 2018

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10:35 14/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sun 19 Nov 2017

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Time
19:22 19/11
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 17 Nov 2017

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15:59 17/11
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 21 Oct 2017

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14:49 21/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Tue 17 Oct 2017

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11:22 17/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
11:17

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Sat 07 Oct 2017

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14:44 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 29 Sep 2017

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21:30 29/09
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Thu 28 Sep 2017

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16:23 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 27 Sep 2017

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Date
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Time
15:44 27/09
Black-throated Diver
Shetland
15:31

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Tue 26 Sep 2017

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14:09 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 10 May 2017

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21:05 10/05
Waxwing
Shetland

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Wed 03 May 2017

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13:32 03/05
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sat 25 Mar 2017

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Time
08:08 25/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland
24/03

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Wed 08 Mar 2017

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Time
10:30 08/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland
07/03

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Mon 27 Feb 2017

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18:15 27/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 30 Jan 2017

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20:05 30/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 13 Jan 2017

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16:19 13/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Thu 22 Dec 2016

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14:46 22/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 11 Dec 2016

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16:57 11/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 18 Nov 2016

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08:23 18/11
Waxwing
Shetland
17/11

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Fri 04 Nov 2016

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08:19 04/11
Waxwing
Shetland
03/11

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Wed 26 Oct 2016

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08:42 26/10
Waxwing
Shetland
25/10

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Mon 24 Oct 2016

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16:30 24/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
14:40

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14:17 24/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sun 23 Oct 2016

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20:12 23/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sat 22 Oct 2016

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15:19 22/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Tue 18 Oct 2016

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18:54 18/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
15:30

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Sun 16 Oct 2016

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10:17 16/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Thu 13 Oct 2016

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18:18 13/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Wed 12 Oct 2016

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10:29 12/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
10:20

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Mon 10 Oct 2016

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15:00 10/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sun 09 Oct 2016

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14:13 09/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
14:05

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Sat 08 Oct 2016

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18:08 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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15:16 08/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Wed 05 Oct 2016

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09:27 05/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
09:27

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Tue 04 Oct 2016

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15:09 04/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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08:18 04/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
08:15

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Mon 03 Oct 2016

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15:01 03/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
14:40

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13:00 03/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sun 02 Oct 2016

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14:39 02/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
14:15

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Sat 01 Oct 2016

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15:51 01/10
Rosy Starling
Shetland
14:51

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Fri 30 Sep 2016

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09:36 30/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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09:02 30/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland
08:30

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08:07 30/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
29/09

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Thu 29 Sep 2016

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19:27 29/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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13:37 29/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland
12:00

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12:35 29/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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11:49 29/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 28 Sep 2016

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13:13 28/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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12:01 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 27 Sep 2016

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14:05 27/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland
14:00

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Mon 26 Sep 2016

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22:53 26/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland
16:00

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21:11 26/09
Hawfinch
Shetland

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13:57 26/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland
12:00

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Sun 25 Sep 2016

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13:55 25/09
Hawfinch
Shetland

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11:50 25/09
Sabine's Gull
Shetland
11:40

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10:10 25/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sat 24 Sep 2016

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15:49 24/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Tue 20 Sep 2016

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15:32 20/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland
15:30

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14:35 20/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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11:25 20/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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