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Sun 03 May 2020

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Time
12:02 03/05
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Sun 26 Apr 2020

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12:03 26/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 24 Apr 2020

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10:03 24/04
Slavonian Grebe
Shetland

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Fri 17 Apr 2020

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13:50 17/04
Common Crane
Shetland

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Wed 15 Apr 2020

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19:10 15/04
Common Crane
Shetland

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Sun 12 Apr 2020

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11:52 12/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 19 Mar 2020

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11:04 19/03
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 03 Jan 2020

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12:42 03/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Wed 06 Nov 2019

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18:05 06/11
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Wed 30 Oct 2019

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20:44 30/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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Sun 27 Oct 2019

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12:18 27/10
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Mon 14 Oct 2019

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Time
09:39 14/10
Velvet Scoter
Shetland

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Sat 12 Oct 2019

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19:11 12/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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16:06 12/10
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland
15:38

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

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07:38 12/10
Lesser Whitethroat
Shetland
07:25

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

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15:29 10/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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19:12 09/10
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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12:23 08/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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11:36 08/10
Dusky Warbler
Shetland

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07:45 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
07/10

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Sat 05 Oct 2019

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11:46 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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10:25 05/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland
10:18

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Fri 04 Oct 2019

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12:15 04/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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11:16 04/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
11:10

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10:04 04/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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08:50 04/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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08:18 04/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
03/10

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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16:47 01/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland
15:45

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Sun 29 Sep 2019

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17:33 29/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
17:20

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15:38 29/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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13:50 29/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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13:14 29/09
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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13:01 29/09
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 27 Sep 2019

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20:27 27/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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12:18 27/09
European Turtle Dove
Shetland

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10:45 27/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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09:43 27/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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09:06 27/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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Time
16:53 25/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 22 Sep 2019

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19:50 22/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 01 Sep 2019

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13:43 01/09
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 29 Aug 2019

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12:39 29/08
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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12:14 29/08
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
12:00

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Thu 22 Aug 2019

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09:13 22/08
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Tue 11 Jun 2019

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14:29 11/06
Eurasian Hobby
Shetland

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11:30 11/06
Common Nightingale
Shetland

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11:17 11/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland
11:17

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09:45 11/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 09 Jun 2019

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12:26 09/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland
12:16

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Sun 02 Jun 2019

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08:25 02/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 01 Jun 2019

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14:51 01/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland
14:45

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Wed 22 May 2019

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11:12 22/05
Thrush Nightingale
Shetland
11:00

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09:30 22/05
Thrush Nightingale
Shetland

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Tue 21 May 2019

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14:03 21/05
Thrush Nightingale
Shetland

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09:16 21/05
Thrush Nightingale
Shetland

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Mon 20 May 2019

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08:39 20/05
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 19 May 2019

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18:30 19/05
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 09 May 2019

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Date
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08:24 09/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
03/05

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Sun 21 Apr 2019

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15:44 21/04
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Thu 11 Apr 2019

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19:45 11/04
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Fri 15 Mar 2019

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18:23 15/03
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Wed 06 Mar 2019

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09:46 06/03
Black-throated Diver
Shetland
09:30

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Tue 05 Mar 2019

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18:02 05/03
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Sun 24 Feb 2019

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11:14 24/02
Velvet Scoter
Shetland

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Sat 23 Feb 2019

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10:27 23/02
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Sat 16 Feb 2019

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12:26 16/02
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Fri 16 Nov 2018

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19:14 16/11
House Martin
Shetland

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Wed 31 Oct 2018

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16:59 31/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Wed 24 Oct 2018

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18:06 24/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sun 21 Oct 2018

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18:33 21/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sat 20 Oct 2018

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16:08 20/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 19 Oct 2018

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10:12 19/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
09:35

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Thu 18 Oct 2018

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16:28 18/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 13 Oct 2018

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10:24 13/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Thu 11 Oct 2018

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12:22 11/10
Short-eared Owl
Shetland
12:00

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Tue 09 Oct 2018

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18:13 09/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland
17:00

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Mon 08 Oct 2018

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10:12 08/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Fri 05 Oct 2018

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11:26 05/10
Lanceolated Warbler
Shetland

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10:15 05/10
Lanceolated Warbler
Shetland
09:40

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Thu 04 Oct 2018

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11:39 04/10
Lanceolated Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 24 Sep 2018

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12:31 24/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 15 Sep 2018

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10:53 15/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 06 Sep 2018

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11:52 06/09
Wryneck
Shetland

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Wed 05 Sep 2018

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11:26 05/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 02 Jun 2018

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17:22 02/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Fri 01 Jun 2018

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11:21 01/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 31 May 2018

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10:42 31/05
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 30 May 2018

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13:44 30/05
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 27 May 2018

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17:52 27/05
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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12:14 27/05
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Mon 14 May 2018

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21:20 14/05
Common Crane
Shetland

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09:52 14/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland

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07:47 14/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland

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07:31 14/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland
13/05

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Sun 13 May 2018

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19:06 13/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland

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09:14 13/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland

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Tue 08 May 2018

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15:34 08/05
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 10 Apr 2018

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12:50 10/04
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Fri 19 Jan 2018

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17:18 19/01
Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Shetland

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