Many thanks to our photo contributors - Micheal Casey, Shay Connolly, Eric Dempsey, Paul Kelly, Killian Mullarney, Michael O'Clery & Michael O'Keeffe.

(Above) Pied-billed Grebe, Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, 23rd November 2003 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Water Pipit, Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, 23rd November 2003 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Water Pipit, Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, 23rd November 2003 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) American Wigeon, Rogerstown, Co.Dublin, 23rd November 2003 (Photo: Paul Kelly).

(Above) American Wigeon, Rogerstown, Co.Dublin, 23rd November 2003 (Photo: Paul Kelly).

(Above) Red-throated Pipit, Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, 20th November 2003 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Red-throated Pipit, Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, 20th November 2003 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Water Pipit, Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, 18th November 2003 (Photo: Paul Kelly).

(Above) American Wigeon, Barrow Harbour, Co.Kerry, 16th November 2003 (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

(Above) Adult Ring-billed Gull, with common gull behind, Black Rock, Co.Kerry 16th November 2003 (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

(Above) Twite, Black Rock, Co.Kerry 16th November 2003 (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

(Above) Siberian, or 'Tristris' Chiffchaff, Hook Head, Co. Wexford, 15th November 2003 (Photo: Paul Kelly).

Note the overall 'cold', milky colouration to the head and upperparts, lacking any green tones, and the strongly marked supercilium. The bird also had a prominent whitish wingbar (not visible in these photos), present across the tips of the greater coverts and along the edges of the greater coverts, giving a faint wing panel.

(Above) Siberian, or 'Tristris' Chiffchaff, Hook Head, Co. Wexford, 15th November 2003 (Photo: Paul Kelly).

(Above) American Wigeon, Rogerstown, Co.Dublin, 15th November 2003 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

(Above, centre) First-year male Ring-necked Duck, with Wigeon, Smerwick Harbour, Co.Kerry, 15th November 2003 (Photo: Míchael O'Clery).

(Above) Male Brambling, Smerwick Harbour, Co.Kerry, 12th November 2003 (Photo: Míchael O'Clery).

(Above) Brambling, Lissadell, Co.Sligo, 12th November 2003 (Photo: Mícheál Casey).

(Above) Brambling, Lissadell, Co.Sligo, 12th November 2003 (Photo: Mícheál Casey).

(Above) Lesser Yellowlegs, Smerwick Harbour, 9th November 2003 (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

(Above) Lesser Yellowlegs, Smerwick Harbour, 9th November 2003 (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

(Above) Movie Clip - Lesser Yellowlegs, Smerwick Harbour, 7th November 2003 (Photo: Michael O'Clery).

(Above, left) White-fronted Goose with Greylag Goose, Rogerstown, Co.Dublin, 4th November 2003 (Photo: Shay Connolly).

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