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Thu 17 Jun 2021

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
11:07 17/06
White-tailed Eagle
Orkney
10:10

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Tue 15 Jun 2021

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10:23 15/06
European Bee-eater
Orkney
09:15

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Sun 06 Jun 2021

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19:09 06/06
Grey-headed Wagtail
Orkney

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09:59 06/06
Woodchat Shrike
Orkney

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08:58 06/06
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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Sat 05 Jun 2021

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12:49 05/06
Woodchat Shrike
Orkney

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Thu 03 Jun 2021

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12:10 03/06
Hawfinch
Orkney
02/06

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Wed 02 Jun 2021

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10:07 02/06
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Mon 31 May 2021

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09:30 31/05
Curlew Sandpiper
Orkney
30/05

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Sat 29 May 2021

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15:37 29/05
Icterine Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 27 May 2021

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12:47 27/05
Icterine Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 26 May 2021

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18:49 26/05
Curlew Sandpiper
Orkney

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Tue 25 May 2021

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14:25 25/05
Pied Flycatcher
Orkney

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Sun 23 May 2021

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10:52 23/05
White-tailed Eagle
Orkney
10:49

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Sat 15 May 2021

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18:45 15/05
Snowy Owl
Orkney

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12:16 15/05
Shore Lark
Orkney
12:00

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Thu 13 May 2021

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19:39 13/05
Shore Lark
Orkney

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Tue 11 May 2021

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22:17 11/05
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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15:33 11/05
Snowy Owl
Orkney

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Mon 10 May 2021

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09:18 10/05
Golden Oriole
Orkney

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Sat 08 May 2021

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17:28 08/05
Snowy Owl
Orkney

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12:00 08/05
Snowy Owl
Orkney

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Fri 07 May 2021

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09:18 07/05
Eurasian Spoonbill
Orkney
08:00

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Thu 06 May 2021

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15:25 06/05
White-billed Diver
Orkney
12:55

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Wed 05 May 2021

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17:08 05/05
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Fri 30 Apr 2021

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10:22 30/04
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Thu 29 Apr 2021

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08:24 29/04
Arctic Tern
Orkney

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Sun 25 Apr 2021

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13:01 25/04
Greater Short-toed Lark
Orkney

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Sat 24 Apr 2021

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20:42 24/04
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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Wed 21 Apr 2021

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09:18 21/04
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Tue 20 Apr 2021

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18:48 20/04
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Sun 18 Apr 2021

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13:41 18/04
White-tailed Eagle
Orkney
13:15

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Sat 17 Apr 2021

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13:18 17/04
Black Kite
Orkney

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Fri 16 Apr 2021

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17:12 16/04
House Martin
Orkney

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14:21 16/04
White-tailed Eagle
Orkney
14:15

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11:00 16/04
White-billed Diver
Orkney
10:55

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Thu 15 Apr 2021

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Time
08:32 15/04
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Sat 03 Apr 2021

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Time
17:11 03/04
King Eider
Orkney

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12:49 03/04
White-billed Diver
Orkney
12:39

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Fri 02 Apr 2021

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11:39 02/04
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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10:00 02/04
King Eider
Orkney

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Thu 01 Apr 2021

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14:01 01/04
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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11:12 01/04
King Eider
Orkney

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Sun 28 Mar 2021

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Date
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Time
15:09 28/03
White-tailed Eagle
Orkney
14:55

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Fri 26 Mar 2021

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Time
09:05 26/03
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Wed 17 Mar 2021

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Time
12:40 17/03
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Mon 15 Mar 2021

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Time
16:37 15/03
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Sat 13 Mar 2021

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Date
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Time
17:16 13/03
Blue Tit
Orkney

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Sun 21 Feb 2021

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Time
18:05 21/02
Grey Phalarope
Orkney

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Thu 18 Feb 2021

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Time
14:35 18/02
Iceland Gull
Orkney
17/02

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Mon 15 Feb 2021

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11:52 15/02
Kumlien's Gull
Orkney

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Thu 11 Feb 2021

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14:00 11/02
Northern Eider
Orkney

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Wed 10 Feb 2021

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12:45 10/02
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Sat 23 Jan 2021

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Time
17:16 23/01
Black-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Sun 17 Jan 2021

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Time
14:36 17/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Fri 15 Jan 2021

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10:52 15/01
Black-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Tue 12 Jan 2021

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15:42 12/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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12:27 12/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sun 10 Jan 2021

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14:15 10/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Mon 04 Jan 2021

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13:18 04/01
Black-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Mon 28 Dec 2020

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11:21 28/12
Black-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Fri 25 Dec 2020

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10:41 25/12
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Tue 15 Dec 2020

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12:01 15/12
White-billed Diver
Orkney
09:00

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Sun 06 Dec 2020

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12:12 06/12
Kumlien's Gull
Orkney

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Fri 04 Dec 2020

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19:25 04/12
White-billed Diver
Orkney
01/12

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Thu 26 Nov 2020

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11:37 26/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Tue 24 Nov 2020

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14:47 24/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Thu 19 Nov 2020

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11:36 19/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Mon 16 Nov 2020

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11:09 16/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Mon 09 Nov 2020

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17:10 09/11
Long-eared Owl
Orkney

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Wed 04 Nov 2020

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11:40 04/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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10:49 04/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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Mon 02 Nov 2020

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10:22 02/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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Sun 01 Nov 2020

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16:36 01/11
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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14:22 01/11
Little Auk
Orkney

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14:21 01/11
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Wed 28 Oct 2020

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21:31 28/10
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
27/10

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10:20 28/10
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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09:53 28/10
Ring-necked Duck
Orkney

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Sun 25 Oct 2020

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13:04 25/10
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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12:01 25/10
Little Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 17 Oct 2020

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12:47 17/10
White-billed Diver
Orkney

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09:19 17/10
Killer Whale
Orkney

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Wed 14 Oct 2020

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09:05 14/10
Blue Tit
Orkney

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Fri 09 Oct 2020

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12:01 09/10
Pallas's Warbler
Orkney

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Thu 08 Oct 2020

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16:01 08/10
Pallas's Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 07 Oct 2020

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18:14 07/10
Pallas's Warbler
Orkney

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13:06 07/10
Pallas's Warbler
Orkney

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Tue 06 Oct 2020

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13:55 06/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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10:07 06/10
Common Rosefinch
Orkney
05/10

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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19:22 05/10
Blue Tit
Orkney

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15:30 05/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney

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Sat 03 Oct 2020

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19:47 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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17:24 03/10
Red-flanked Bluetail
Orkney

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14:49 03/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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08:56 03/10
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Fri 02 Oct 2020

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19:55 02/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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14:27 02/10
Short-eared Owl
Orkney

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13:46 02/10
European Nightjar
Orkney

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Thu 01 Oct 2020

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21:12 01/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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