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Wed 14 Oct 2020

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Time
17:32 14/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 09 Oct 2020

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14:50 09/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 08 Oct 2020

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22:38 08/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 06 Oct 2020

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12:49 06/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 04 Oct 2020

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16:42 04/10
Blue Tit
Shetland

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14:28 04/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 27 Sep 2020

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14:13 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 23 Sep 2020

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13:38 23/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Sat 19 Sep 2020

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19:38 19/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sat 05 Sep 2020

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08:09 05/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Shetland
04/09

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Thu 03 Sep 2020

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21:49 03/09
Curlew Sandpiper
Shetland

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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13:49 30/08
Little Gull
Shetland

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Thu 11 Jun 2020

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09:32 11/06
European Nightjar
Shetland

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Thu 07 May 2020

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22:01 07/05
Painted Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 06 May 2020

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14:00 06/05
Painted Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 05 Mar 2020

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08:29 05/03
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
04/03

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Thu 13 Feb 2020

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14:53 13/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 09 Feb 2020

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21:02 09/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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10:21 09/02
King Eider
Shetland

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Sun 02 Feb 2020

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23:01 02/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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13:06 02/02
King Eider
Shetland
13:00

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Tue 28 Jan 2020

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21:54 28/01
King Eider
Shetland

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Thu 23 Jan 2020

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16:56 23/01
King Eider
Shetland

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Wed 22 Jan 2020

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19:06 22/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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12:23 22/01
King Eider
Shetland

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Sun 19 Jan 2020

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19:21 19/01
Kumlien's Gull
Shetland

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Sat 18 Jan 2020

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20:11 18/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 17 Jan 2020

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21:09 17/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 10 Jan 2020

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20:35 10/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 09 Jan 2020

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23:00 09/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 01 Jan 2020

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21:29 01/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 15 Nov 2019

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18:36 15/11
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 14 Oct 2019

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17:08 14/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

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10:15 10/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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10:22 28/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Fri 27 Sep 2019

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18:22 27/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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13:20 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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13:01 24/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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11:27 23/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland
11:26

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Sun 22 Sep 2019

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12:16 22/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland
12:12

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10:17 22/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland
10:00

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Fri 20 Sep 2019

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14:50 20/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland
14:50

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12:39 20/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland
12:29

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Thu 19 Sep 2019

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10:12 19/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland
10:05

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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12:59 17/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Fri 13 Sep 2019

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16:37 13/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Thu 12 Sep 2019

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17:24 12/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Fri 22 Feb 2019

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18:05 22/02
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 21 Feb 2019

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21:04 21/02
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Mon 11 Feb 2019

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19:18 11/02
Tundra Bean Goose
Shetland

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Sat 05 Jan 2019

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20:40 05/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 21 Nov 2018

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15:17 21/11
Waxwing
Shetland

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Wed 17 Oct 2018

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16:03 17/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Tue 09 Oct 2018

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13:23 09/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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09:59 09/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 05 Oct 2018

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17:58 05/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
15:30

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Wed 03 Oct 2018

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15:39 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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12:07 03/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
11:50

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12:05 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 02 Oct 2018

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17:21 02/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
17:05

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

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14:35 02/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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11:34 02/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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09:46 02/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Mon 01 Oct 2018

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17:24 01/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
17:22

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10:34 01/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
10:32

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Sun 30 Sep 2018

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17:18 30/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland
16:15

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15:32 30/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland
15:30

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Thu 20 Sep 2018

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18:05 20/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland

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09:38 20/09
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Wed 19 Sep 2018

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17:27 19/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland

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11:50 19/09
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shetland
11:30

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Mon 17 Sep 2018

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21:08 17/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 08 Sep 2018

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15:12 08/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 13 Apr 2018

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11:52 13/04
Surf Scoter
Shetland
12/04

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Wed 04 Apr 2018

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21:23 04/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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18:13 04/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Fri 30 Mar 2018

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07:26 30/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland
29/03

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Thu 25 Jan 2018

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21:52 25/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Tue 31 Oct 2017

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21:08 31/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
28/10

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Tue 24 Oct 2017

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10:10 24/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
10:00

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Mon 23 Oct 2017

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16:32 23/10
Black Redstart
Shetland

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Mon 09 Oct 2017

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07:30 09/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland
07:25

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Sat 07 Oct 2017

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15:35 07/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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12:29 07/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland
12:26

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12:10 07/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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Sun 01 Oct 2017

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23:08 01/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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20:30 01/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 27 Sep 2017

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22:34 27/09
American Wigeon
Shetland
26/09

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11:19 27/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 26 Sep 2017

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10:20 26/09
Little Bunting
Shetland
09:50

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08:54 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
08:45

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08:43 26/09
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Mon 25 Sep 2017

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15:14 25/09
American Wigeon
Shetland

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14:27 25/09
Little Bunting
Shetland
14:05

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11:38 25/09
American Wigeon
Shetland

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Sun 21 May 2017

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12:35 21/05
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Wed 03 May 2017

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21:54 03/05
Western Osprey
Shetland

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Wed 29 Mar 2017

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07:42 29/03
Surf Scoter
Shetland
28/03

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Mon 27 Mar 2017

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18:20 27/03
Surf Scoter
Shetland

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