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Tue 05 Dec 2023

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Time
15:14 05/12
Great Egret
Orkney

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Sun 14 May 2023

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12:45 14/05
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Fri 22 Jul 2022

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09:58 22/07
Common Quail
Orkney

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Thu 10 Jun 2021

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15:38 10/06
Common Quail
Orkney

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Fri 18 Sep 2020

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11:45 18/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Mon 17 Aug 2020

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07:30 17/08
Citrine Wagtail
Orkney

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Sat 02 May 2020

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22:00 02/05
Iceland Gull
Orkney
01/05

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Sun 12 Jan 2020

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21:41 12/01
Bar-headed Goose
Orkney

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Sat 22 Oct 2016

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19:23 22/10
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Mon 07 Mar 2016

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14:40 07/03
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Wed 02 Mar 2016

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19:27 02/03
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Sun 28 Feb 2016

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13:58 28/02
American Wigeon
Orkney

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Mon 12 Oct 2015

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07:31 12/10
Pallid Harrier
Orkney
11/10

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Fri 09 Oct 2015

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15:33 09/10
Pallid Harrier
Orkney

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Sat 26 Sep 2015

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17:18 26/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Orkney

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Wed 27 May 2015

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22:09 27/05
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Mon 23 Feb 2015

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17:49 23/02
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Wed 11 Feb 2015

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16:56 11/02
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Thu 02 Dec 2010

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15:57 02/12
Smew
Orkney

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Mon 28 Apr 2008

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17:03 28/04
European Bee-eater
Orkney

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13:58 28/04
European Bee-eater
Orkney
12:10

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10:24 28/04
European Bee-eater
Orkney

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17/08/2020
07:30 		Citrine Wagtail
Orkney
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07/03/2016
14:40 		American Wigeon
Orkney
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02/03/2016
19:27 		American Wigeon
Orkney
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28/02/2016
13:58 		American Wigeon
Orkney
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12/10/2015
07:31 		Pallid Harrier
Orkney
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