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Tue 05 Apr 2022

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Time
21:12 05/04
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Sun 03 Apr 2022

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11:48 03/04
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Fri 01 Apr 2022

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18:56 01/04
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Fri 25 Mar 2022

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17:53 25/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Fri 18 Mar 2022

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20:41 18/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
16:45

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Mon 14 Mar 2022

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17:48 14/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
13/03

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Sat 05 Mar 2022

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16:03 05/03
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
04/03

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Sat 19 Feb 2022

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15:17 19/02
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Wed 16 Feb 2022

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22:23 16/02
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Thu 27 Jan 2022

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18:36 27/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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10:07 27/01
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Wed 07 Apr 2021

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18:58 07/04
Green-winged Teal
Orkney
18:00

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Mon 25 May 2020

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08:50 25/05
Golden Oriole
Orkney

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Tue 21 Apr 2020

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21:53 21/04
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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11:00 21/04
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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Sat 17 Mar 2018

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20:10 17/03
Black Redstart
Orkney

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Tue 13 Jun 2017

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22:01 13/06
Little Gull
Orkney

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Sun 18 Dec 2016

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Time
19:02 18/12
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sun 02 Oct 2016

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23:19 02/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Thu 28 Jan 2016

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20:51 28/01
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Wed 20 Jan 2016

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20:33 20/01
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Wed 25 Nov 2015

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23:28 25/11
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sat 21 Nov 2015

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17:30 21/11
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Tue 03 Nov 2015

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21:31 03/11
Slavonian Grebe
Orkney

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Thu 24 Sep 2015

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Time
09:38 24/09
Avocet
Orkney
23/09

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Mon 21 Sep 2015

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23:48 21/09
Avocet
Orkney

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12:50 21/09
Avocet
Orkney

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00:08 21/09
Avocet
Orkney
20/09

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Mon 26 Jan 2015

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Time
20:12 26/01
Black Redstart
Orkney
12:10

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Wed 21 Jan 2015

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22:54 21/01
Black Redstart
Orkney
15:00

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Tue 20 Jan 2015

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15:13 20/01
Black Redstart
Orkney
12:30

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Fri 16 Jan 2015

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17:11 16/01
Black Redstart
Orkney
14:55

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Fri 02 Jan 2015

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Time
19:16 02/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Thu 16 Oct 2014

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Date
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Time
08:02 16/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney
15/10

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Tue 14 Oct 2014

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11:15 14/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Mon 13 Oct 2014

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23:57 13/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney
16:20

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Sun 12 Oct 2014

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19:41 12/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sun 10 Nov 2013

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Time
19:54 10/11
Slavonian Grebe
Orkney

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Fri 19 Oct 2012

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Time
17:44 19/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sun 01 Apr 2012

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16:16 01/04
Surf Scoter
Orkney
01:00 27/03

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Fri 21 Oct 2011

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07:52 21/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney
20/10

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Wed 05 Oct 2011

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20:24 05/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney
29/09

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Mon 28 Mar 2011

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17:28 28/03
Great Northern Diver
Orkney

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Thu 04 Nov 2010

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11:27 04/11
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sun 31 Oct 2010

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17:49 31/10
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Tue 26 Oct 2010

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11:23 26/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney
25/10

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Sun 17 Oct 2010

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19:01 17/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Tue 12 Oct 2010

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23:05 12/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Thu 18 Mar 2010

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14:41 18/03
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sun 13 Dec 2009

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21:38 13/12
Red-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Wed 21 Oct 2009

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17:47 21/10
Velvet Scoter
Orkney

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Sat 17 Oct 2009

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14:40 17/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Tue 29 Sep 2009

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13:35 29/09
Surf Scoter
Orkney
13:15

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Mon 28 Sep 2009

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19:34 28/09
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sat 26 Sep 2009

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16:18 26/09
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sun 20 Sep 2009

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15:55 20/09
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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11:18 20/09
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sat 19 Sep 2009

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19:47 19/09
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Fri 18 Sep 2009

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16:15 18/09
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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12:02 18/09
Surf Scoter
Orkney
17/09

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Sat 14 Mar 2009

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08:06 14/03
Surf Scoter
Orkney
13/03

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Fri 02 Jan 2009

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23:07 02/01
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Thu 01 Jan 2009

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16:04 01/01
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sat 27 Dec 2008

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21:42 27/12
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sat 05 Apr 2003

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20:55 05/04
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Fri 14 Mar 2003

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18:46 14/03
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Wed 12 Feb 2003

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22:00 12/02
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sat 09 Nov 2002

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18:23 09/11
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Thu 07 Nov 2002

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18:24 07/11
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Thu 31 Oct 2002

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17:17 31/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Sun 06 Oct 2002

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20:50 06/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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Tue 30 Oct 2001

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12:34 30/10
Surf Scoter
Orkney

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