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Thu 30 Apr 2020

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Time
21:23 30/04
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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Tue 28 Apr 2020

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10:03 28/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Mon 27 Apr 2020

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11:05 27/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sun 26 Apr 2020

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08:01 26/04
Ring Ouzel
Shetland
25/04

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Mon 14 Oct 2019

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11:01 14/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 11 Oct 2019

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13:33 11/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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22:08 09/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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12:36 09/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland
12:20

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12:33 09/10
Little Bunting
Shetland
11:45

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09:10 09/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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17:06 08/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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16:43 08/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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13:08 08/10
Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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12:54 08/10
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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10:11 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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09:47 08/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 07 Oct 2019

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16:50 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 04 Oct 2019

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20:40 04/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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Sun 29 Sep 2019

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19:40 29/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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22:52 24/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 23 Aug 2019

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14:13 23/08
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Sun 14 Jul 2019

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12:48 14/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Fri 12 Jul 2019

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14:50 12/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Fri 14 Jun 2019

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12:35 14/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 11 Jun 2019

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06:59 11/06
Eurasian Scops Owl
Shetland
10/06

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Mon 20 May 2019

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12:05 20/05
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
11:47

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Sat 18 May 2019

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22:02 18/05
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 14 May 2019

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12:18 14/05
European Honey Buzzard
Shetland
10:30

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Fri 19 Apr 2019

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17:34 19/04
Humpback Whale
Shetland

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Sun 16 Dec 2018

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10:15 16/12
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Thu 06 Dec 2018

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16:58 06/12
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Sat 17 Nov 2018

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17:43 17/11
Little Auk
Shetland
14:00

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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10:47 14/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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Sat 13 Oct 2018

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14:18 13/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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Tue 09 Oct 2018

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15:53 09/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
15:35

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13:17 09/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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Mon 08 Oct 2018

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16:10 08/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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10:04 08/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
09:34

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Sun 07 Oct 2018

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13:11 07/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
13:05

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11:36 07/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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10:09 07/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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Sat 06 Oct 2018

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Date
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Time
16:17 06/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
15:50

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13:44 06/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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13:44 06/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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12:30 06/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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09:48 06/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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Fri 05 Oct 2018

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Time
16:12 05/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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14:20 05/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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12:30 05/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
12:30

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11:26 05/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
11:23

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09:37 05/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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Thu 04 Oct 2018

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16:13 04/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
15:55

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14:28 04/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
14:00

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12:49 04/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
12:30

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11:09 04/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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10:33 04/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
10:24

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09:32 04/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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Wed 03 Oct 2018

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15:42 03/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
15:26

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14:46 03/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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11:08 03/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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09:25 03/10
Killer Whale
Shetland

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08:59 03/10
Killer Whale
Shetland
08:15

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Tue 02 Oct 2018

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15:20 02/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
15:00

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10:16 02/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
09:00

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Mon 24 Sep 2018

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19:22 24/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Tue 04 Sep 2018

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10:19 04/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 04 Aug 2018

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16:30 04/08
Eurasian Hobby
Shetland

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Wed 30 May 2018

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12:32 30/05
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 08 Apr 2018

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18:00 08/04
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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13:16 06/10
Booted Warbler
Shetland
13:00

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10:10 06/10
Siberian Rubythroat
Shetland
05/10

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Sat 30 Sep 2017

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12:12 30/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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10:05 30/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Thu 28 Sep 2017

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08:19 28/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Tue 26 Sep 2017

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18:57 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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16:49 26/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Mon 25 Sep 2017

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16:25 25/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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14:33 25/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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13:29 25/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 22 Sep 2017

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21:38 22/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 28 Jun 2017

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12:29 28/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland
11:45

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Mon 22 May 2017

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20:46 22/05
European Nightjar
Shetland

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Wed 04 Jan 2017

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15:46 04/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Tue 25 Oct 2016

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16:56 25/10
Black-faced Bunting
Shetland

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14:58 25/10
Pine Bunting
Shetland
14:55

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12:35 25/10
Pine Bunting
Shetland

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11:32 25/10
Dusky Warbler
Shetland
11:25

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Mon 24 Oct 2016

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17:30 24/10
Black-faced Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 23 Oct 2016

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11:19 23/10
Coues' Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Thu 20 Oct 2016

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12:42 20/10
Black-faced Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 18 Oct 2016

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11:22 18/10
Black-faced Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 17 Oct 2016

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08:06 17/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
16/10

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Sun 16 Oct 2016

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22:37 16/10
Black-faced Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 15 Oct 2016

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21:57 15/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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15:54 15/10
Pallas's Warbler
Shetland

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12:15 15/10
Black-faced Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 14 Oct 2016

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14:22 14/10
Black-faced Bunting
Shetland
13:53

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11:48 14/10
Black-faced Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 13 Oct 2016

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09:34 13/10
Black-faced Bunting
Shetland
09:30

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Wed 12 Oct 2016

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16:47 12/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
15:30

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