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Sun 31 Mar 2024

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Time
21:16 31/03
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sun 24 Mar 2024

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11:29 24/03
Waxwing
Orkney

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Thu 14 Mar 2024

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20:44 14/03
Waxwing
Orkney

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Fri 08 Mar 2024

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18:43 08/03
Waxwing
Orkney

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17:16 08/03
Little Gull
Orkney
10:00

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Fri 23 Feb 2024

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15:09 23/02
Waxwing
Orkney

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Thu 11 Jan 2024

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14:10 11/01
Red-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Wed 10 Jan 2024

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12:27 10/01
Little Auk
Orkney

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Tue 09 Jan 2024

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13:54 09/01
Little Auk
Orkney

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Thu 04 Jan 2024

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13:34 04/01
Little Auk
Orkney

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Mon 01 Jan 2024

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14:13 01/01
Red-necked Grebe
Orkney

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Wed 29 Nov 2023

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14:01 29/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sat 25 Nov 2023

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12:23 25/11
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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Wed 22 Nov 2023

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13:41 22/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Tue 21 Nov 2023

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10:23 21/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Mon 20 Nov 2023

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22:57 20/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sun 19 Nov 2023

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16:01 19/11
Waxwing
Orkney
15:00

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Fri 17 Nov 2023

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10:45 17/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Thu 16 Nov 2023

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09:16 16/11
Northern Treecreeper
Orkney

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Wed 15 Nov 2023

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13:46 15/11
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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11:36 15/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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11:30 15/11
Continental Coal Tit
Orkney

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Sun 12 Nov 2023

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19:31 12/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sat 11 Nov 2023

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14:44 11/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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13:33 11/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Thu 09 Nov 2023

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16:23 09/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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13:40 09/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Tue 07 Nov 2023

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21:23 07/11
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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10:55 07/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Mon 06 Nov 2023

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21:10 06/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sun 05 Nov 2023

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15:13 05/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sat 04 Nov 2023

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22:09 04/11
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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07:31 04/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Fri 03 Nov 2023

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22:20 03/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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12:57 03/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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07:37 03/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Thu 02 Nov 2023

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Time
22:45 02/11
Continental Coal Tit
Orkney

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16:01 02/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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08:53 02/11
Waxwing
Orkney
08:00

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Wed 01 Nov 2023

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Time
13:07 01/11
Waxwing
Orkney
13:05

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12:13 01/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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11:43 01/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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11:02 01/11
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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Tue 31 Oct 2023

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Time
21:57 31/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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16:54 31/10
Black Redstart
Orkney
16:00

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Mon 30 Oct 2023

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15:08 30/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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14:36 30/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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Sun 29 Oct 2023

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16:05 29/10
Waxwing
Orkney
16:00

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13:28 29/10
Waxwing
Orkney
12:30

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12:57 29/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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10:00 29/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sat 28 Oct 2023

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17:07 28/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Fri 27 Oct 2023

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Time
18:22 27/10
Mealy Redpoll
Orkney

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11:36 27/10
Waxwing
Orkney
11:29

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10:45 27/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Thu 26 Oct 2023

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17:57 26/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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13:03 26/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Wed 25 Oct 2023

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16:03 25/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Tue 24 Oct 2023

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Time
16:35 24/10
Mealy Redpoll
Orkney

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12:45 24/10
Continental Coal Tit
Orkney

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Sun 22 Oct 2023

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Time
14:57 22/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sat 21 Oct 2023

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17:20 21/10
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sun 15 Oct 2023

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10:58 15/10
Mediterranean Gull
Orkney

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Sun 08 Oct 2023

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13:32 08/10
Mediterranean Gull
Orkney

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Sun 01 Oct 2023

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12:58 01/10
Glaucous Gull
Orkney

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Sat 30 Sep 2023

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17:22 30/09
Mediterranean Gull
Orkney

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Sun 11 Jun 2023

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07:28 11/06
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Fri 09 Jun 2023

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08:17 09/06
Iceland Gull
Orkney
13:30 07/06

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Thu 08 Jun 2023

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19:56 08/06
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Tue 11 Apr 2023

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19:01 11/04
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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12:23 11/04
Hawfinch
Orkney

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Fri 17 Mar 2023

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14:22 17/03
Iceland Gull
Orkney
14:20

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Thu 16 Mar 2023

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21:53 16/03
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Thu 02 Mar 2023

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14:21 02/03
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Tue 21 Feb 2023

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18:12 21/02
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney

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Fri 10 Feb 2023

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10:59 10/02
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Sat 04 Feb 2023

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17:16 04/02
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Fri 27 Jan 2023

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12:29 27/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney

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Thu 26 Jan 2023

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11:46 26/01
Iceland Gull
Orkney
11:39

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Fri 06 Jan 2023

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15:15 06/01
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney
12:39

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Thu 05 Jan 2023

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15:12 05/01
Little Gull
Orkney

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Thu 22 Dec 2022

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14:47 22/12
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Orkney
14:20

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Wed 21 Dec 2022

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14:54 21/12
Little Gull
Orkney

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Thu 08 Dec 2022

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15:22 08/12
Waxwing
Orkney
07/12

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Mon 05 Dec 2022

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18:58 05/12
Waxwing
Orkney

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10:46 05/12
Little Gull
Orkney
04/12

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Sun 04 Dec 2022

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07:35 04/12
Little Auk
Orkney
03/12

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Sat 03 Dec 2022

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18:17 03/12
Waxwing
Orkney

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14:59 03/12
Little Gull
Orkney

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Sun 27 Nov 2022

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19:24 27/11
Waxwing
Orkney
26/11

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Fri 25 Nov 2022

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14:03 25/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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12:56 25/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Thu 24 Nov 2022

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18:30 24/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Mon 21 Nov 2022

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17:13 21/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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11:33 21/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sun 20 Nov 2022

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18:39 20/11
Waxwing
Orkney
18/11

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10:51 20/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Thu 17 Nov 2022

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09:51 17/11
Waxwing
Orkney

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Sat 12 Nov 2022

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15:27 12/11
Black-throated Diver
Orkney

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Thu 03 Nov 2022

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12:47 03/11
Waxwing
Orkney
11:30

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