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Wed 22 Nov 2023

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Time
14:39 22/11
Humpback Whale
Highland

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Mon 13 Nov 2023

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15:10 13/11
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Tue 07 Nov 2023

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11:59 07/11
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Tue 31 Oct 2023

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20:45 31/10
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Mon 16 Oct 2023

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Time
22:01 16/10
Pomarine Skua
Highland

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Sat 14 Oct 2023

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Time
17:14 14/10
Pomarine Skua
Highland
12:25 12/10

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17:14 14/10
Sooty Shearwater
Highland
12:37 12/10

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07:19 14/10
Sooty Shearwater
Highland
13/10

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Sat 30 Sep 2023

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Time
13:07 30/09
Pomarine Skua
Highland

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Sat 23 Sep 2023

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Time
08:30 23/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland

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Fri 22 Sep 2023

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Time
09:41 22/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Wed 20 Sep 2023

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Time
17:30 20/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Mon 18 Sep 2023

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Time
19:24 18/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland
11:30

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15:10 18/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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12:57 18/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland

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Sun 17 Sep 2023

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Time
16:05 17/09
European Storm Petrel
Highland

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12:06 17/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Tue 12 Sep 2023

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16:19 12/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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14:49 12/09
Grey Phalarope
Highland

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13:30 12/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Mon 11 Sep 2023

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Time
17:29 11/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland

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13:20 11/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Sat 09 Sep 2023

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17:59 09/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Thu 07 Sep 2023

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16:58 07/09
Cory's Shearwater
Highland
15:45

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09:26 07/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland
08:18

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Wed 06 Sep 2023

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15:25 06/09
Pomarine Skua
Highland

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Tue 05 Sep 2023

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16:08 05/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland
12:20

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Sat 02 Sep 2023

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Time
18:32 02/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland
12:45

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Fri 01 Sep 2023

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21:58 01/09
Cory's Shearwater
Highland
15:00

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21:56 01/09
Humpback Whale
Highland

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14:02 01/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland

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13:21 01/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland

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Mon 28 Aug 2023

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Time
13:35 28/08
Sooty Shearwater
Highland
13:13

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Sun 27 Aug 2023

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18:01 27/08
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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15:41 27/08
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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13:12 27/08
Sabine's Gull
Highland

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Fri 25 Aug 2023

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Date
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Time
16:31 25/08
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland

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13:06 25/08
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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07:41 25/08
Sabine's Gull
Highland
23/08

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Thu 24 Aug 2023

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Time
15:10 24/08
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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10:09 24/08
Northern Bottlenose Whale
Highland

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Wed 23 Aug 2023

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Site
Time
21:39 23/08
Fin Whale
Highland

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10:45 23/08
Long-tailed Skua
Highland

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Tue 22 Aug 2023

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Time
21:00 22/08
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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13:29 22/08
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland

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Mon 21 Aug 2023

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Date
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Time
17:44 21/08
Red-necked Phalarope
Highland

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15:24 21/08
European Storm Petrel
Highland

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14:03 21/08
Little Gull
Highland
14:02

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Sat 19 Aug 2023

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Date
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Time
19:59 19/08
Sooty Shearwater
Highland
16:00

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Thu 17 Aug 2023

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Time
10:35 17/08
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Tue 15 Aug 2023

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Time
20:59 15/08
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Sun 13 Aug 2023

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Time
17:20 13/08
Cory's Shearwater
Highland

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14:14 13/08
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Sat 12 Aug 2023

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Time
18:54 12/08
Humpback Whale
Highland

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14:07 12/08
Pomarine Skua
Highland

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Wed 09 Aug 2023

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Time
20:32 09/08
Humpback Whale
Highland

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Tue 01 Aug 2023

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Time
11:15 01/08
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Sat 29 Jul 2023

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Time
19:45 29/07
Fin Whale
Highland

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Thu 27 Jul 2023

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Time
19:32 27/07
Fin Whale
Highland

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Tue 25 Jul 2023

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Time
18:42 25/07
European Storm Petrel
Highland

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16:09 25/07
Great Shearwater
Highland
15:30

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16:01 25/07
Fin Whale
Highland
10:30

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Fri 21 Jul 2023

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Time
16:50 21/07
Cory's Shearwater
Highland

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Sun 04 Jun 2023

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Time
16:45 04/06
White-winged Tern
Highland
16:43

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16:42 04/06
Pomarine Skua
Highland

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Thu 11 May 2023

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Location
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Time
08:02 11/05
Pomarine Skua
Highland
10/05

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Sat 06 May 2023

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Time
21:00 06/05
Glossy Ibis
Highland
10:50

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Thu 27 Apr 2023

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12:54 27/04
Pomarine Skua
Highland

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Mon 06 Mar 2023

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07:00 06/03
Iceland Gull
Highland
05/03

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Wed 15 Feb 2023

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12:08 15/02
Iceland Gull
Highland

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Sun 23 Oct 2022

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13:40 23/10
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Fri 21 Oct 2022

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16:27 21/10
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Tue 18 Oct 2022

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12:53 18/10
Sooty Shearwater
Highland
11:00

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Sat 08 Oct 2022

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13:13 08/10
Great Shearwater
Highland
12:00

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10:10 08/10
Long-tailed Skua
Highland

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Thu 29 Sep 2022

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15:48 29/09
Fin Whale
Highland

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Wed 28 Sep 2022

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Time
09:51 28/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland
09:48

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Sun 25 Sep 2022

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10:18 25/09
Great Shearwater
Highland

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09:52 25/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland
09:49

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Sat 24 Sep 2022

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20:29 24/09
Long-tailed Skua
Highland

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Sun 18 Sep 2022

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20:01 18/09
Pomarine Skua
Highland

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14:58 18/09
Pomarine Skua
Highland
17/09

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Fri 16 Sep 2022

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17:53 16/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland
17:49

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Wed 14 Sep 2022

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18:57 14/09
Pomarine Skua
Highland

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Sun 11 Sep 2022

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18:50 11/09
Fin Whale
Highland
16:40

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Sat 10 Sep 2022

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20:39 10/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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19:19 10/09
Long-tailed Skua
Highland

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18:47 10/09
Pomarine Skua
Highland

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13:30 10/09
Sooty Shearwater
Highland

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Fri 09 Sep 2022

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20:27 09/09
Pomarine Skua
Highland

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08:05 09/09
Humpback Whale
Highland
08/09

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Thu 08 Sep 2022

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17:40 08/09
Great Shearwater
Highland

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Wed 07 Sep 2022

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18:39 07/09
Leach's Storm Petrel
Highland

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16:09 07/09
Great Shearwater
Highland

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Tue 06 Sep 2022

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16:38 06/09
Great Shearwater
Highland

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12:53 06/09
Great Shearwater
Highland

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12:11 06/09
Great Shearwater
Highland

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Mon 05 Sep 2022

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20:02 05/09
Great Shearwater
Highland

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15:38 05/09
Great Shearwater
Highland

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12:56 05/09
Great Shearwater
Highland

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Highland
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