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Sun 12 Jun 2022

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Time
12:50 12/06
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Thu 02 Jun 2022

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16:21 02/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland
16:08

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13:26 02/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 31 May 2022

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17:33 31/05
Golden Oriole
Shetland
17:30

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17:02 31/05
Icterine Warbler
Shetland
16:25

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12:45 31/05
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 28 May 2022

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12:50 28/05
Golden Oriole
Shetland

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Tue 24 May 2022

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20:06 24/05
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Tue 17 May 2022

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12:48 17/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
12:44

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Sun 15 May 2022

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13:18 15/05
White-billed Diver
Shetland
13:04

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Fri 13 May 2022

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18:32 13/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Sun 24 Apr 2022

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22:06 24/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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15:02 24/04
Red Kite
Shetland

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10:19 24/04
Red Kite
Shetland

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Thu 21 Apr 2022

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20:15 21/04
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Sat 09 Apr 2022

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21:14 09/04
Swallow
Shetland

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Sun 27 Mar 2022

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15:24 27/03
Northern Wheatear
Shetland

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Wed 23 Mar 2022

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13:31 23/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 03 Feb 2022

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12:48 03/02
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 30 Jan 2022

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14:20 30/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 25 Jan 2022

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12:45 25/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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09:37 25/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Mon 17 Jan 2022

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11:15 17/01
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Tue 11 Jan 2022

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13:46 11/01
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Thu 09 Dec 2021

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20:41 09/12
Little Auk
Shetland

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11:10 09/12
Little Auk
Shetland

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Sun 05 Dec 2021

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12:02 05/12
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Sun 28 Nov 2021

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12:07 28/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 25 Nov 2021

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19:23 25/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 21 Nov 2021

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10:49 21/11
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 11 Nov 2021

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10:02 11/11
Northern Wheatear
Shetland

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Sun 07 Nov 2021

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10:51 07/11
Bar-headed Goose
Shetland

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Fri 05 Nov 2021

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17:37 05/11
Snow Bunting
Shetland
04/11

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12:08 05/11
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Tue 02 Nov 2021

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13:52 02/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Mon 01 Nov 2021

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19:54 01/11
Common Redstart
Shetland
31/10

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09:03 01/11
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 29 Oct 2021

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10:57 29/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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Thu 28 Oct 2021

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08:35 28/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 27 Oct 2021

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16:31 27/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 25 Oct 2021

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19:20 25/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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08:39 25/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland
08:38

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Sun 24 Oct 2021

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20:11 24/10
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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19:51 24/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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09:43 24/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland

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07:36 24/10
Ring Ouzel
Shetland
23/10

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Sat 23 Oct 2021

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15:57 23/10
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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08:26 23/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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07:58 23/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland
07:57

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Fri 22 Oct 2021

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Time
17:55 22/10
Greenland Redpoll
Shetland

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16:35 22/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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07:44 22/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland
07:40

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Thu 21 Oct 2021

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18:26 21/10
Killer Whale
Shetland

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18:25 21/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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18:16 21/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland
17:00

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09:06 21/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 20 Oct 2021

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Time
17:58 20/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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17:13 20/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland
17:10

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12:24 20/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland
12:20

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07:59 20/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland
07:59

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Tue 19 Oct 2021

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20:50 19/10
Common Redpoll
Shetland

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08:35 19/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 11 Oct 2021

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11:54 11/10
Glaucous Gull
Shetland

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Fri 08 Oct 2021

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22:02 08/10
Red-line Quaker
Shetland

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Thu 07 Oct 2021

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15:22 07/10
Long-tailed Duck
Shetland

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11:44 07/10
Siberian Chiffchaff
Shetland

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Wed 06 Oct 2021

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17:28 06/10
Greenish Warbler
Shetland

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10:12 06/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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08:08 06/10
Long-eared Owl
Shetland

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Tue 05 Oct 2021

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09:34 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
09:30

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Sat 02 Oct 2021

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12:10 02/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 29 Sep 2021

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10:34 29/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 28 Sep 2021

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14:23 28/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 25 Sep 2021

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08:27 25/09
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland

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Sat 18 Sep 2021

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09:02 18/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland
09:00

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Fri 17 Sep 2021

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09:22 17/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Thu 16 Sep 2021

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18:45 16/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Sun 12 Sep 2021

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08:16 12/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 11 Sep 2021

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15:52 11/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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07:17 11/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Fri 10 Sep 2021

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11:22 10/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland
11:21

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07:00 10/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 07 Sep 2021

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17:51 07/09
Sooty Shearwater
Shetland

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Mon 23 Aug 2021

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07:06 23/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 22 Aug 2021

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08:01 22/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Wed 18 Aug 2021

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13:19 18/08
Wood Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 14 Aug 2021

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08:40 14/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Fri 13 Aug 2021

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15:34 13/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Wed 11 Aug 2021

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19:23 11/08
Black Tern
Shetland
19:20

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13:34 11/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Mon 09 Aug 2021

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12:56 09/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Sun 08 Aug 2021

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10:19 08/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Sat 07 Aug 2021

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12:11 07/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Fri 06 Aug 2021

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09:28 06/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Thu 05 Aug 2021

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20:07 05/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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08:42 05/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Sun 01 Aug 2021

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13:40 01/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Sat 31 Jul 2021

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18:08 31/07
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Fri 30 Jul 2021

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09:17 30/07
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Sat 24 Jul 2021

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09:37 24/07
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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