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Thu 04 Jul 2019

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Time
22:01 04/07
Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland

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Fri 07 Jun 2019

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16:26 07/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 06 Jun 2019

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17:56 06/06
Grey-headed Wagtail
Shetland

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Wed 05 Jun 2019

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18:52 05/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 03 Jun 2019

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17:30 03/06
Eurasian Hobby
Shetland

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Mon 27 May 2019

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09:11 27/05
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 26 May 2019

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11:43 26/05
Grey-headed Wagtail
Shetland

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10:21 26/05
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 25 May 2019

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22:05 25/05
Common Buzzard
Shetland

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Fri 24 May 2019

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16:51 24/05
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Shetland

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12:44 24/05
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 23 May 2019

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22:42 23/05
Thrush Nightingale
Shetland

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06:55 23/05
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 22 May 2019

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22:38 22/05
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Shetland

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20:46 22/05
Thrush Nightingale
Shetland

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15:04 22/05
Paddyfield Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 21 May 2019

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07:57 21/05
Thrush Nightingale
Shetland

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Mon 20 May 2019

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22:34 20/05
Bluethroat
Shetland

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10:55 20/05
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Shetland
10:54

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08:02 20/05
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 19 May 2019

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22:56 19/05
Bluethroat
Shetland

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19:26 19/05
Collared Flycatcher
Shetland

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14:24 19/05
Collared Flycatcher
Shetland
14:16

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11:04 19/05
Collared Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sat 18 May 2019

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22:03 18/05
Red-spotted Bluethroat
Shetland

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18:17 18/05
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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11:33 18/05
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 17 May 2019

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23:02 17/05
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Shetland

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22:49 17/05
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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21:36 17/05
Bluethroat
Shetland

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15:21 17/05
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Shetland

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13:03 17/05
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Fri 26 Apr 2019

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15:43 26/04
Wryneck
Shetland

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Tue 30 Oct 2018

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17:19 30/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Mon 29 Oct 2018

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17:01 29/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 28 Oct 2018

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18:28 28/10
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Sat 27 Oct 2018

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18:00 27/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 25 Oct 2018

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19:24 25/10
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Fri 19 Oct 2018

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14:50 19/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Fri 12 Oct 2018

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20:24 12/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 11 Oct 2018

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19:36 11/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 08 Oct 2018

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19:51 08/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
07/10

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Sun 30 Sep 2018

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15:24 30/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Fri 28 Sep 2018

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19:15 28/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Thu 27 Sep 2018

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18:50 27/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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12:55 27/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Wed 26 Sep 2018

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18:40 26/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Tue 25 Sep 2018

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16:59 25/09
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Mon 24 Sep 2018

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18:22 24/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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11:36 24/09
Bluethroat
Shetland

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09:59 24/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 23 Sep 2018

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18:08 23/09
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Sat 22 Sep 2018

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08:20 22/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
21/09

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Thu 20 Sep 2018

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19:20 20/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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12:48 20/09
Bluethroat
Shetland
12:45

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07:42 20/09
Black Redstart
Shetland
19/09

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Wed 19 Sep 2018

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16:30 19/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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09:18 19/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Tue 18 Sep 2018

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18:21 18/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Mon 17 Sep 2018

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19:37 17/09
Great Northern Diver
Shetland

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16:25 17/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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12:09 17/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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12:02 17/09
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Sun 16 Sep 2018

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18:12 16/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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15:36 16/09
Black Redstart
Shetland

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13:56 16/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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12:50 16/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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11:50 16/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 09 Sep 2018

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17:44 09/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 07 Sep 2018

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16:10 07/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 31 Aug 2018

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20:52 31/08
Black Redstart
Shetland

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14:04 31/08
Booted Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 05 Aug 2018

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14:49 05/08
Little Stint
Shetland

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14:20 05/08
Barred Warbler
Shetland
31/07

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Wed 20 Jun 2018

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22:12 20/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Wed 13 Jun 2018

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15:50 13/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sun 10 Jun 2018

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15:26 10/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Fri 08 Jun 2018

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14:09 08/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Mon 04 Jun 2018

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06:50 04/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Sun 03 Jun 2018

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21:16 03/06
Common Redpoll
Shetland

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11:07 03/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Sat 02 Jun 2018

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13:08 02/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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08:57 02/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 01 Jun 2018

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18:59 01/06
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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18:29 01/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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12:10 01/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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08:35 01/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 31 May 2018

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22:06 31/05
Rosy Starling
Shetland
22:00

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17:43 31/05
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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16:50 31/05
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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14:40 31/05
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Wed 30 May 2018

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21:12 30/05
Thrush Nightingale
Shetland

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20:04 30/05
Thrush Nightingale
Shetland

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14:38 30/05
Grey-headed Wagtail
Shetland

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13:45 30/05
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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12:52 30/05
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 29 May 2018

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15:29 29/05
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 28 May 2018

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17:50 28/05
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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12:40 28/05
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 27 May 2018

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21:51 27/05
Greenish Warbler
Shetland

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