Many thanks to our photo contributors - Mícheál Casey, Eric Dempsey, Joe Geraty, Paul Kelly, Anthony McGeehan, Killian Mullarney, John Murphy & Tony Murray.

Richard Millington's Grand Tour
Click here to see a mouth-watering selection of rarity photos taken by Richard in March 2004.

(Above) Green-winged Teal, Belfast Harbour Lagoon, 22nd March 2004 (Photo: Anthony McGeehan).

(Above) Snow Bunting, Loop Head, Co.Clare, 18th March 2004 (Photo: John Murphy).

(Above) Littoralis Rock Pipit, Carnsore Point, Co.Wexford, 15th March 2004 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Littoralis Rock Pipit, Carnsore Point, Co.Wexford, 15th March 2004 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, Hook Head, Co.Wexford, 17th March 2004 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Black Brant, Ballyconnell, Co.Sligo - a different bird to the one at Cartron, 17th March 2004 (Photo: Mícheál Casey).

(Above) Richardson's Canada Goose, Termoncarragh, Co.Mayo, 19th March 2004 (Photo: Tony Murray).

(Above) Lesser Whitethroat, Grove Park Avenue, Dublin, Co.Dublin, 14th March 2004 (Photo: Paul Kelly www.irishbirdimages.com).

(Above) Lesser Whitethroat, Grove Park Avenue, Dublin, Co.Dublin, 14th March 2004 (Photo: Paul Kelly www.irishbirdimages.com).

(Above) Ferruginous Duck, Coole Park, Gort, Co.Galway, 14th March 2004 (Photo: Joe Geraty).

(Above) American Herring Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Co.Galway, 13th March 2004 (Photo: Paul Kelly www.irishbirdimages.com).

(Above) First-winter Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Co.Galway, 13th March 2004 (Photo: Paul Kelly www.irishbirdimages.com).

(Above) Adult Ring_billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Co.Galway, 13th March 2004 (Photo: Paul Kelly www.irishbirdimages.com).

(Above) second summer and first-winter Mediterranean gulls - two of five present, Dingle Harbour, Co.Kerry, 11th March 2004 (Photo: Michael O'Clery).

(Above) Advanced first-winter Ring-billed Gull, Arklow, Co.Wickow, 7th March 2004 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

(Above) Brambling, Lissadell, Co.Sligo, 5th March 2004 (Photo: Michael Casey).

(Above) American Wigeon, Rogerstown, Co.Dublin, 2nd March 2004 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

(Above) American Wigeon, Rogerstown, Co.Dublin, 2nd March 2004 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

(Above) Little Egret, Broadlough, Co.Wicklow, March 2004 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

Richard Millington's Grand Tour
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