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Mon 29 Jan 2024

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Location
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Time
10:23 29/01
Snow Bunting
Shetland
10:19

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Sat 28 Oct 2023

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14:48 28/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Wed 25 Oct 2023

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16:37 25/10
Northern Bullfinch
Shetland

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Tue 24 Oct 2023

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15:27 24/10
Northern Bullfinch
Shetland

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Sat 21 Oct 2023

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10:51 21/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Fri 20 Oct 2023

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17:11 20/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sat 07 Oct 2023

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10:37 07/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 01 Sep 2023

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19:51 01/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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12:55 01/09
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Thu 31 Aug 2023

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Time
12:15 31/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Wed 30 Aug 2023

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16:00 30/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland
15:57

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09:19 30/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Tue 29 Aug 2023

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09:57 29/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Mon 28 Aug 2023

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17:57 28/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland
17:55

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17:11 28/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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08:48 28/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sun 27 Aug 2023

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14:58 27/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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09:12 27/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sat 26 Aug 2023

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17:12 26/08
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Sat 19 Aug 2023

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09:39 19/08
Magpie
Shetland

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Sat 05 Aug 2023

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13:38 05/08
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Fri 21 Jul 2023

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10:16 21/07
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Mon 17 Jul 2023

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16:52 17/07
Black-throated Diver
Shetland
16:49

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Fri 07 Jul 2023

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13:33 07/07
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Fri 30 Jun 2023

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11:32 30/06
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Sat 17 Jun 2023

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10:36 17/06
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Fri 16 Jun 2023

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11:55 16/06
Black-throated Diver
Shetland
11:47

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Thu 15 Jun 2023

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14:05 15/06
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Fri 09 Jun 2023

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11:17 09/06
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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07:00 09/06
Black-throated Diver
Shetland
22:05 08/06

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Thu 08 Jun 2023

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15:40 08/06
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Wed 31 May 2023

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12:12 31/05
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Tue 30 May 2023

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18:04 30/05
Black-throated Diver
Shetland
13:00

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Fri 14 Apr 2023

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09:14 14/04
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Tue 28 Mar 2023

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Time
17:47 28/03
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Wed 28 Dec 2022

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12:01 28/12
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 17 Nov 2022

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Time
15:21 17/11
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Sat 29 Oct 2022

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13:03 29/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 06 Sep 2022

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19:34 06/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Wed 10 Aug 2022

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11:54 10/08
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Mon 11 Oct 2021

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Time
16:53 11/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Sun 10 Oct 2021

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20:24 10/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
12:30

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Sat 09 Oct 2021

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17:48 09/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
17:45

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12:13 09/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Fri 08 Oct 2021

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14:29 08/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
14:25

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10:26 08/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Thu 07 Oct 2021

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Date
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Time
15:35 07/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
15:30

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12:19 07/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland
12:14

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Wed 06 Oct 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
14:30 06/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland
14:19

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Fri 01 Oct 2021

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Date
Species
Location
Site
Time
13:01 01/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 28 Sep 2021

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Time
13:22 28/09
Little Stint
Shetland

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Mon 14 Jun 2021

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Time
17:29 14/06
Rosy Starling
Shetland

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Fri 04 Jun 2021

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Date
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Location
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Time
13:42 04/06
Icterine Warbler
Shetland
10:34

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Sat 10 Oct 2020

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Date
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Time
08:12 10/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
09/10

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Thu 01 Oct 2020

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Date
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Time
09:51 01/10
Lapland Bunting
Shetland
09:20

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08:50 01/10
Humpback Whale
Shetland
30/09

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Wed 30 Sep 2020

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Time
10:09 30/09
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 29 Sep 2020

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11:59 29/09
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Mon 18 Nov 2019

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Time
18:02 18/11
Bearded Seal
Shetland

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Sat 16 Nov 2019

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11:37 16/11
Bearded Seal
Shetland

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Thu 14 Nov 2019

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14:27 14/11
Bearded Seal
Shetland

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Wed 09 Oct 2019

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08:44 09/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 08 Oct 2019

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08:52 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 07 Oct 2019

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16:48 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 06 Oct 2019

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09:36 06/10
Bonelli's warbler sp
Shetland

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Sat 05 Oct 2019

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18:08 05/10
Western Bonelli's Warbler
Shetland

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16:47 05/10
Bonelli's warbler sp
Shetland
16:35

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15:24 05/10
Bonelli's warbler sp
Shetland
15:20

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Fri 04 Oct 2019

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11:43 04/10
Humpback Whale
Shetland

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Tue 01 Oct 2019

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15:27 01/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
15:18

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10:44 01/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland
10:30

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08:36 01/10
American Golden Plover
Shetland

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Fri 17 May 2019

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09:00 17/05
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland

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Thu 16 May 2019

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14:42 16/05
Western Subalpine Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 08 May 2019

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15:59 08/05
Hoopoe
Shetland
15:45

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11:46 08/05
Hoopoe
Shetland
11:30

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Tue 07 May 2019

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20:25 07/05
Hoopoe
Shetland

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Mon 06 May 2019

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20:57 06/05
Hoopoe
Shetland

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Sat 04 May 2019

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14:42 04/05
Hoopoe
Shetland

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11:25 04/05
Hoopoe
Shetland

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Thu 29 Mar 2018

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14:58 29/03
Iceland Gull
Shetland

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Wed 22 Nov 2017

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12:15 22/11
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sun 22 Oct 2017

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19:38 22/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Sun 08 Oct 2017

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15:39 08/10
Black-throated Diver
Shetland

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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10:28 06/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Mon 02 Oct 2017

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11:03 02/10
Hawfinch
Shetland

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Mon 24 Jul 2017

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07:03 24/07
White-rumped Sandpiper
Shetland
23/07

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Fri 14 Oct 2016

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09:19 14/10
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Wed 12 Oct 2016

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07:45 12/10
Richard's Pipit
Shetland

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Tue 11 Oct 2016

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17:15 11/10
Citrine Wagtail
Shetland
16:30

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15:28 11/10
Richard's Pipit
Shetland

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09:09 11/10
Olive-backed Pipit
Shetland

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07:59 11/10
Richard's Pipit
Shetland

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Mon 10 Oct 2016

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11:43 10/10
Bluethroat
Shetland

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11:04 10/10
Richard's Pipit
Shetland

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Sat 08 Oct 2016

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12:59 08/10
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Thu 06 Oct 2016

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20:52 06/10
Bluethroat
Shetland

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Thu 05 May 2016

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10:30 05/05
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Shetland
10:00

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Wed 04 May 2016

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11:30 04/05
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Shetland

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08:46 04/05
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Shetland

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