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Fri 27 Oct 2023

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20:07 27/10
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shetland

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Wed 26 Jul 2023

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21:11 26/07
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Mon 10 Jul 2023

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10:41 10/07
Killer Whale
Shetland
10:35

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Fri 02 Jun 2023

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21:42 02/06
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Shetland
01/06

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Sun 16 Oct 2022

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11:11 16/10
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
11:00

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Fri 14 Oct 2022

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14:03 14/10
Mediterranean Gull
Shetland

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Fri 12 Mar 2021

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18:58 12/03
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Sun 28 Feb 2021

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13:19 28/02
Killer Whale
Shetland
12:50

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Fri 29 Jan 2021

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09:12 29/01
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Fri 28 Aug 2020

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11:49 28/08
Long-tailed Skua
Shetland

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Thu 09 Jul 2020

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22:54 09/07
Killer Whale
Shetland

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Tue 24 Mar 2020

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14:49 24/03
Killer Whale
Shetland
14:44

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Tue 05 Mar 2019

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10:01 05/03
White-tailed Eagle
Shetland
09:30

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Mon 05 Jan 2015

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07:33 05/01
Pomarine Skua
Shetland
04/01

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Wed 29 Oct 2014

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07:47 29/10
Iceland Gull
Shetland
28/10

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Fri 16 Jul 2010

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07:46 16/07
Wood Sandpiper
Shetland
15/07

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Wed 08 Oct 2008

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16:39 08/10
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland

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15:21 08/10
Pectoral Sandpiper
Shetland
14:00

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Sun 14 Sep 2008

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11:32 14/09
Western Osprey
Shetland
11:25

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Sun 28 Oct 2007

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19:33 28/10
Snow Bunting
Shetland

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Tue 01 Nov 2005

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20:00 01/11
Pomarine Skua
Shetland
14:00

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Mon 31 Oct 2005

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20:26 31/10
Pomarine Skua
Shetland

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Sat 15 Sep 2001

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19:26 15/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Shetland

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26/07/2023
21:11 		Killer Whale
Shetland
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Shetland
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11:11 		Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
Shetland
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28/02/2021
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Shetland
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28/08/2020
11:49 		Long-tailed Skua
Shetland
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