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Fri 22 May 2020

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15:12 22/05
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Thu 21 May 2020

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16:23 21/05
Bluethroat
Shetland

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15:21 21/05
European Honey Buzzard
Shetland

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Mon 18 May 2020

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20:54 18/05
Common Crane
Shetland

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Wed 18 Mar 2020

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10:20 18/03
Red Kite
Shetland

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Tue 10 Mar 2020

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10:18 10/03
Todd's Canada Goose
Shetland

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Sun 01 Dec 2019

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15:07 01/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sat 16 Nov 2019

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14:11 16/11
Desert Wheatear
Shetland

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Fri 15 Nov 2019

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16:48 15/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
14/11

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Sat 12 Oct 2019

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21:45 12/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland

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Wed 02 Oct 2019

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10:09 02/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Mon 30 Sep 2019

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21:21 30/09
Baird's Sandpiper
Shetland

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Sun 29 Sep 2019

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17:20 29/09
Red-throated Pipit
Shetland

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14:43 29/09
Rustic Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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19:56 28/09
Baird's Sandpiper
Shetland

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Fri 27 Sep 2019

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21:22 27/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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15:34 27/09
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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Thu 26 Sep 2019

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14:04 26/09
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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12:47 26/09
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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21:03 25/09
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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21:58 24/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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17:21 24/09
Red-flanked Bluetail
Shetland

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13:52 24/09
Baird's Sandpiper
Shetland

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13:52 24/09
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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10:58 24/09
Rustic Bunting
Shetland

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09:03 24/09
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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20:43 23/09
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland

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Sun 22 Sep 2019

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21:28 22/09
Baird's Sandpiper
Shetland

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18:11 22/09
Ortolan Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 21 Sep 2019

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12:34 21/09
Baird's Sandpiper
Shetland

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Thu 19 Sep 2019

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12:45 19/09
Baird's Sandpiper
Shetland
18/09

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Tue 20 Aug 2019

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10:58 20/08
Common Quail
Shetland

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Tue 09 Jul 2019

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18:49 09/07
Rosy Starling
Shetland
08/07

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18:48 09/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland
07/07

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Wed 05 Jun 2019

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09:46 05/06
Little Bittern
Shetland

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Mon 03 Jun 2019

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12:26 03/06
Little Bittern
Shetland
08:30

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Sun 02 Jun 2019

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18:01 02/06
Little Bittern
Shetland

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Wed 29 May 2019

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21:04 29/05
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 26 May 2019

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14:05 26/05
Yellow-legged Gull
Shetland

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Sun 19 May 2019

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14:56 19/05
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Thu 08 Nov 2018

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17:33 08/11
Pied Wheatear
Shetland
09:30

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17:29 08/11
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland
10:00

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Tue 06 Nov 2018

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18:11 06/11
Pied Wheatear
Shetland
10:00

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Sun 04 Nov 2018

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15:29 04/11
Pied Wheatear
Shetland
10:00

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Fri 02 Nov 2018

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19:22 02/11
Pied Wheatear
Shetland
15:00

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Wed 31 Oct 2018

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18:50 31/10
Pied Wheatear
Shetland
15:00

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Tue 30 Oct 2018

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13:36 30/10
Pied Wheatear
Shetland
11:30

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13:34 30/10
Rough-legged Buzzard
Shetland
13:29 29/10

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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14:44 14/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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12:25 14/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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Sat 13 Oct 2018

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16:16 13/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland
16:00

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15:04 13/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland
14:20

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Fri 12 Oct 2018

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16:49 12/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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08:52 12/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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Wed 10 Oct 2018

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16:17 10/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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12:05 10/10
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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Tue 09 Oct 2018

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19:00 09/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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17:42 09/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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08:55 09/10
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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Mon 08 Oct 2018

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16:29 08/10
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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Fri 05 Oct 2018

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17:39 05/10
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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15:29 05/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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Thu 04 Oct 2018

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19:38 04/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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Wed 03 Oct 2018

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22:28 03/10
European Turtle Dove
Shetland

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18:25 03/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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18:24 03/10
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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12:09 03/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
10:00

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08:29 03/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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Tue 02 Oct 2018

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17:13 02/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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Mon 01 Oct 2018

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17:45 01/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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17:43 01/10
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland
11:00

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17:42 01/10
Buff-bellied Pipit
Shetland
16:30

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12:56 01/10
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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Sun 30 Sep 2018

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22:21 30/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland

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12:10 30/09
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland
10:30

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10:41 30/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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09:38 30/09
White-crowned Sparrow
Shetland

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Sat 29 Sep 2018

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21:36 29/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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Fri 28 Sep 2018

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21:53 28/09
Lapland Bunting
Shetland

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20:04 28/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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Thu 27 Sep 2018

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20:17 27/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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20:06 27/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland

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Wed 26 Sep 2018

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16:03 26/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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Tue 25 Sep 2018

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13:19 25/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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Mon 24 Sep 2018

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18:02 24/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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Sun 23 Sep 2018

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16:41 23/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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Sat 22 Sep 2018

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20:54 22/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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Fri 21 Sep 2018

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18:13 21/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland

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Wed 19 Sep 2018

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17:20 19/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
17:17

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17:19 19/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland
12:00

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17:16 19/09
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland
09:00

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17:16 19/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland
11:00

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Tue 18 Sep 2018

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19:01 18/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland
10:00

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18:59 18/09
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland
12:00

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18:52 18/09
White-throated Sparrow
Shetland
16:00

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Mon 17 Sep 2018

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17:47 17/09
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland
15:00

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17:45 17/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland
12:30

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Sun 16 Sep 2018

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15:27 16/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
11:30

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15:21 16/09
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland
11:00

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Mon 10 Sep 2018

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16:24 10/09
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland
09:30

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