diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/birds/importer.py b/vrobbler/apps/birds/importer.py
index 5f18912..1a8105d 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/birds/importer.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/birds/importer.py
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import csv
 import logging
 import re
 from collections import defaultdict
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from dateutil import parser
 
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 
@@ -35,11 +37,12 @@ def parse_coords(location_str):
 
 def parse_timestamp(date_str, time_str):
     try:
-        dt = datetime.strptime(f"{date_str} {time_str}", "%B %d, %Y %I:%M %p")
+        dt_str = f"{date_str} {time_str}".strip()
+        dt = parser.parse(dt_str)
         return dt
     except (ValueError, TypeError):
         try:
-            dt = datetime.strptime(date_str, "%B %d, %Y")
+            dt = parser.parse(date_str)
             return dt
         except (ValueError, TypeError):
             logger.warning(f"Could not parse date/time: {date_str} {time_str}")