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Wed 07 Feb 2024

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Time
17:32 07/02
Hen Harrier
Shetland

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Sun 05 Nov 2023

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10:34 05/11
Northern Bullfinch
Shetland

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Fri 27 Oct 2023

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09:59 27/10
Continental Coal Tit
Shetland

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Sun 22 Oct 2023

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18:01 22/10
Great Grey Shrike
Shetland

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17:18 22/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Fri 20 Oct 2023

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13:55 20/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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10:38 20/10
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Thu 19 Oct 2023

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13:17 19/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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12:25 19/10
Waxwing
Shetland

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Sun 08 Oct 2023

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13:22 08/10
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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Thu 05 Oct 2023

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10:51 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 04 Oct 2023

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08:47 04/10
Pallid Harrier
Shetland
08:32

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Sun 01 Oct 2023

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12:04 01/10
Lanceolated Warbler
Shetland
11:30

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Thu 28 Sep 2023

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13:30 28/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 27 Sep 2023

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09:01 27/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland

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08:08 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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07:36 27/09
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Shetland

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Tue 26 Sep 2023

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21:05 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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19:29 26/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland

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18:32 26/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland
18:20

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16:48 26/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland
16:38

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16:41 26/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland
16:15

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14:20 26/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland
14:19

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13:25 26/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland
13:24

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12:55 26/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland
12:51

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11:15 26/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland
11:13

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11:00 26/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland
10:58

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10:32 26/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland

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09:57 26/09
Blackburnian Warbler
Shetland
09:45

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Fri 22 Sep 2023

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08:05 22/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 03 Sep 2023

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11:30 03/09
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland
02/09

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Sat 26 Aug 2023

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10:28 26/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sat 19 Aug 2023

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18:20 19/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 25 Jun 2023

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16:57 25/06
Marsh Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 24 Jun 2023

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21:03 24/06
European Nightjar
Shetland

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Tue 13 Jun 2023

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08:55 13/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Sun 07 May 2023

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16:33 07/05
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Mon 19 Dec 2022

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15:50 19/12
Short-eared Owl
Shetland

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Mon 05 Dec 2022

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13:21 05/12
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 21 Oct 2022

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13:20 21/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 04 Oct 2022

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11:48 04/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 01 Oct 2022

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17:26 01/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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13:02 01/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 21 Sep 2022

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16:37 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
16:35

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11:37 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland
11:21

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11:06 21/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 18 Sep 2022

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18:35 18/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sat 17 Sep 2022

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10:28 17/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Fri 16 Sep 2022

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17:41 16/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Wed 14 Sep 2022

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17:31 14/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 11 Sep 2022

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18:06 11/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland
17:35

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10:15 11/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 10 Sep 2022

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20:26 10/09
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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18:18 10/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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16:35 10/09
Short-eared Owl
Shetland

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15:13 10/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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08:19 10/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 09 Sep 2022

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18:34 09/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland
18:33

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18:03 09/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland
16:00

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09:23 09/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 08 Sep 2022

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08:03 08/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 07 Sep 2022

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09:15 07/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 06 Sep 2022

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20:26 06/09
Wryneck
Shetland

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11:14 06/09
Common Rosefinch
Shetland

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08:26 06/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 05 Sep 2022

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13:07 05/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland
08:30

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Sun 04 Sep 2022

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17:06 04/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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13:26 04/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 03 Sep 2022

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20:00 03/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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16:06 03/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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15:17 03/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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13:38 03/09
Arctic Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 28 Aug 2022

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09:44 28/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Wed 24 Aug 2022

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10:54 24/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Tue 31 May 2022

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13:16 31/05
Icterine Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 21 Oct 2021

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10:06 21/10
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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Tue 19 Oct 2021

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09:03 19/10
Ring Ouzel
Shetland
18/10

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Mon 18 Oct 2021

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17:20 18/10
Ring Ouzel
Shetland

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17:09 18/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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11:41 18/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 11 Oct 2021

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13:41 11/10
Carrion Crow
Shetland

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Fri 08 Oct 2021

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12:43 08/10
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Thu 07 Oct 2021

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15:02 07/10
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Wed 06 Oct 2021

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15:57 06/10
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Tue 05 Oct 2021

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12:05 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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09:10 05/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 04 Oct 2021

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09:37 04/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 03 Oct 2021

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13:26 03/10
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sat 02 Oct 2021

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09:50 02/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 01 Oct 2021

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08:42 01/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 12 Sep 2021

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08:15 12/09
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 29 Aug 2021

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11:23 29/08
Wryneck
Shetland
11:23

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Sun 22 Aug 2021

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12:41 22/08
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Sun 06 Jun 2021

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09:37 06/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland
09:36

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Sat 05 Jun 2021

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13:42 05/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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09:51 05/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Fri 04 Jun 2021

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20:12 04/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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08:31 04/06
Red-backed Shrike
Shetland

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Wed 26 May 2021

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07:48 26/05
Pied Flycatcher
Shetland

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Mon 24 May 2021

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10:12 24/05
Icterine Warbler
Shetland
10:00

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