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Sun 22 Nov 2020

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
18:01 22/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Thu 05 Nov 2020

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Time
11:47 05/11
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sun 20 Sep 2020

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Date
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Time
14:17 20/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney
13:25

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Sun 23 Feb 2020

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Time
11:59 23/02
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Fri 08 Nov 2019

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Time
18:51 08/11
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Sun 15 Sep 2019

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
15:51 15/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney
10:00

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Mon 20 May 2019

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
21:49 20/05
Black Redstart
Orkney

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Sat 11 Nov 2017

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
11:01 11/11
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
11:00

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Fri 10 Nov 2017

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Location
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Time
17:25 10/11
Little Auk
Orkney
12:30

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Fri 23 Oct 2015

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Time
15:37 23/10
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Sat 03 Jan 2015

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
12:42 03/01
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Tue 27 May 2014

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Location
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Time
14:26 27/05
Alpine Swift
Orkney
14:24

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Mon 28 Apr 2014

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
20:51 28/04
Ring Ouzel
Orkney

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Thu 23 May 2013

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Date
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Time
18:39 23/05
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney
12:30

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Mon 26 Dec 2011

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Location
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Time
20:32 26/12
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Tue 02 Nov 2010

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Time
13:55 02/11
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sun 19 Sep 2010

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Date
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Time
16:15 19/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 11 Sep 2010

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Time
07:57 11/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Fri 10 Sep 2010

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Time
13:05 10/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Thu 09 Sep 2010

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Time
16:00 09/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Tue 07 Sep 2010

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Time
14:31 07/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Sun 05 Sep 2010

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Time
11:54 05/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 04 Sep 2010

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13:42 04/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Fri 03 Sep 2010

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Time
15:28 03/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Thu 02 Sep 2010

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Date
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Time
22:44 02/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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10:51 02/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Wed 01 Sep 2010

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Date
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Time
17:49 01/09
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Tue 31 Aug 2010

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Time
17:20 31/08
Lapland Bunting
Orkney

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Tue 20 Apr 2010

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Date
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Time
21:53 20/04
Great Northern Diver
Orkney

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Sat 03 Oct 2009

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Date
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Time
20:50 03/10
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney

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11:20 03/10
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Wed 23 Sep 2009

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Date
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Time
22:23 23/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Sat 12 Sep 2009

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Date
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Location
Site
Time
19:10 12/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney

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14:06 12/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney

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Fri 28 Aug 2009

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16:48 28/08
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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11:26 28/08
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Tue 11 Nov 2008

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Date
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Time
16:27 11/11
Snow Bunting
Orkney

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Sat 18 Oct 2008

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Date
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Time
21:45 18/10
Glaucous Gull
Orkney
17/10

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Sat 10 Nov 2007

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Date
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Time
17:44 10/11
Kumlien's Gull
Orkney

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Fri 14 Sep 2007

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Time
15:50 14/09
Pomarine Skua
Orkney

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Mon 03 Sep 2007

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Time
13:36 03/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Sun 02 Sep 2007

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Date
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Location
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Time
11:56 02/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney

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Sat 01 Sep 2007

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Date
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Time
18:43 01/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Thu 30 Aug 2007

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Date
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Time
15:07 30/08
Sabine's Gull
Orkney
08:10

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Tue 28 Aug 2007

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Date
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Time
20:49 28/08
Great Shearwater
Orkney

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Thu 23 Sep 2004

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
09:41 23/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney

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Wed 15 Sep 2004

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Date
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Time
20:43 15/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Fri 22 Aug 2003

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23:00 22/08
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Thu 21 Aug 2003

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Time
12:47 21/08
Leach's Storm Petrel
Orkney

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Thu 02 Aug 2001

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Date
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Location
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Time
10:29 02/08
European Storm Petrel
Orkney

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