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Mon 24 Apr 2023

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Date
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Location
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Time
18:42 24/04
Long-billed Dowitcher
Orkney
23/04

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Sat 22 Apr 2023

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14:13 22/04
Long-billed Dowitcher
Orkney

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Fri 14 Apr 2023

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19:47 14/04
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Fri 30 Sep 2022

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20:36 30/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Mon 11 Oct 2021

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08:43 11/10
Barred Warbler
Orkney

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Sun 12 Sep 2021

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20:24 12/09
Sooty Shearwater
Orkney

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Thu 10 Oct 2019

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Date
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Time
09:39 10/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney
09:38

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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Date
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Time
13:47 09/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney
13:02

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11:16 09/10
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Orkney
08:05

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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Time
22:03 08/10
Snow Bunting
Orkney
17:00

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Sat 05 Oct 2019

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Date
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Time
07:16 05/10
American Golden Plover
Orkney
22:51 04/10

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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18:26 01/10
American Golden Plover
Orkney
18:23

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Mon 30 Sep 2019

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18:00 30/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney

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Sat 28 Sep 2019

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21:39 28/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney
10:30

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Wed 25 Sep 2019

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14:36 25/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney
14:30

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Tue 24 Sep 2019

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08:45 24/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney

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Mon 23 Sep 2019

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Time
08:55 23/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney

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Sun 22 Sep 2019

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09:25 22/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney
09:00

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Sat 21 Sep 2019

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09:39 21/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney
09:20

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Thu 19 Sep 2019

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09:35 19/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney
08:15

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Wed 18 Sep 2019

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10:40 18/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney
08:35

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Tue 17 Sep 2019

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10:31 17/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney
09:45

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Mon 16 Sep 2019

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18:23 16/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney
17:00

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12:02 16/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney
11:30

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Tue 10 Sep 2019

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13:13 10/09
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney

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09:41 10/09
Common Rosefinch
Orkney
07:50

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Mon 09 Sep 2019

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20:29 09/09
American Golden Plover
Orkney

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Tue 04 Jun 2019

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23:15 04/06
Western Osprey
Orkney
22:15

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Thu 18 Oct 2018

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Date
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10:30 18/10
Long-eared Owl
Orkney
10:24

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Wed 17 Oct 2018

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10:27 17/10
Long-eared Owl
Orkney
08:10

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Fri 14 Sep 2018

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Date
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13:48 14/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
09:30

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Thu 13 Sep 2018

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Date
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Time
12:39 13/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
08:10

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Wed 12 Sep 2018

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Date
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10:18 12/09
Barred Warbler
Orkney
10:05

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Sun 09 Sep 2018

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13:33 09/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
07:30

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Sat 02 Jun 2018

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Date
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Time
14:11 02/06
Red-backed Shrike
Orkney
12:45

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Fri 20 Apr 2018

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20:30 20/04
Iceland Gull
Orkney
15:30

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Mon 26 Feb 2018

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20:53 26/02
Iceland Gull
Orkney
15:00

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Sun 17 Sep 2017

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18:21 17/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
16:10

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Fri 16 Jun 2017

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Date
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Time
15:40 16/06
Woodchat Shrike
Orkney
14:15

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Mon 05 Jun 2017

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17:18 05/06
Common Rosefinch
Orkney

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Sun 04 Jun 2017

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19:30 04/06
Wood Sandpiper
Orkney
15:30

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Thu 18 May 2017

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21:20 18/05
Green-winged Teal
Orkney

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Wed 03 May 2017

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22:20 03/05
Little Gull
Orkney
20:00

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Thu 06 Oct 2016

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Date
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Time
18:11 06/10
Brown Shrike
Orkney

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Wed 21 Sep 2016

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13:00 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
07:30

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Thu 08 Sep 2016

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12:14 08/09
European Turtle Dove
Orkney
10:45

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Fri 03 Jun 2016

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19:03 03/06
Little Gull
Orkney

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Wed 18 May 2016

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22:27 18/05
Wood Sandpiper
Orkney
17:45

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Wed 13 May 2015

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12:38 13/05
Long-tailed Skua
Orkney

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Wed 14 May 2014

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22:14 14/05
Mealy Redpoll
Orkney

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Tue 11 Oct 2005

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Date
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14:08 11/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney
12:00

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Sat 08 Oct 2005

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Date
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15:11 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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