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Mon 19 Feb 2024

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Date
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Location
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Time
07:30 19/02
Hen Harrier
Shetland
18/02

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Thu 08 Feb 2024

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11:52 08/02
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Tue 30 Jan 2024

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16:29 30/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Sat 13 Jan 2024

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14:26 13/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland
14:24

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Thu 11 Jan 2024

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13:49 11/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Wed 10 Jan 2024

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13:53 10/01
Black-bellied Dipper
Shetland

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Tue 03 Oct 2023

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14:41 03/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Wed 01 Mar 2023

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15:43 01/03
Harrier sp
Shetland
15:41

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Sat 21 May 2022

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12:44 21/05
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
12:30

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Wed 06 Oct 2021

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08:40 06/10
Vagrant Emperor
Shetland
05/10

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Sun 03 Oct 2021

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07:10 03/10
Mealy Redpoll
Shetland
02/10

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Thu 17 Jun 2021

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18:08 17/06
White-tailed Eagle
Shetland

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Tue 03 Nov 2020

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11:15 03/11
Common Redpoll
Shetland

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Thu 29 Oct 2020

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15:41 29/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland
15:20

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Wed 28 Oct 2020

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17:23 28/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 27 Oct 2020

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17:20 27/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 26 Oct 2020

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18:00 26/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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Fri 23 Oct 2020

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11:59 23/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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Thu 22 Oct 2020

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14:26 22/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 21 Oct 2020

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17:45 21/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 20 Oct 2020

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15:11 20/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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Mon 19 Oct 2020

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15:07 19/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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Sun 18 Oct 2020

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15:21 18/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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12:34 18/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland

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11:31 18/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland
11:30

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09:57 18/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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09:55 18/10
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shetland

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Sat 17 Oct 2020

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11:21 17/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland
11:20

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09:16 17/10
Lanceolated Warbler
Shetland

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09:09 17/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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08:41 17/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland
08:36

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Fri 16 Oct 2020

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16:06 16/10
Lanceolated Warbler
Shetland

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16:04 16/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland
16:04

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15:06 16/10
Blackpoll Warbler
Shetland

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13:22 16/10
Lanceolated Warbler
Shetland
13:06

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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07:53 05/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland

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Wed 24 Apr 2019

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19:01 24/04
Black Kite
Shetland

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Wed 27 Sep 2017

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13:36 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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Tue 11 Dec 2012

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17:58 11/12
Little Bunting
Shetland
10/12

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Fri 07 Dec 2012

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15:17 07/12
Little Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 09 Oct 2011

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08:33 09/10
Barred Warbler
Shetland
08/10

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Sat 17 Sep 2011

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20:22 17/09
Pallid Harrier
Shetland

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Tue 02 Jun 2009

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Date
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09:32 02/06
White-tailed Eagle
Shetland
15:30 01/06

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Thu 12 Apr 2007

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Date
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12:52 12/04
Snow Goose
Shetland
11/04

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Tue 10 Apr 2007

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20:43 10/04
Snow Goose
Shetland

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Mon 28 Mar 2005

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22:37 28/03
Gyr Falcon
Shetland
14:00

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Tue 16 Jul 2002

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13:01 16/07
Common Crane
Shetland

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Mon 15 Jul 2002

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15:42 15/07
Common Crane
Shetland

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Sun 30 Jun 2002

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23:20 30/06
Common Crane
Shetland

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Fri 28 Jun 2002

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12:23 28/06
Common Crane
Shetland

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08:54 28/06
Common Crane
Shetland
27/06

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