Many thanks to our photo contributors - Dermot Breen, Joe Curtiss, Eric Dempsey, Aidan Kelly, Pat Lonergan, Paul Moore, Killian Mullarney, Michael O'Keeffe, Gerry O'Neill& Mark Shorten.

Photos of Sooty Tern by Geroid O'Sullivan, with many thanks to Julie Roe.

(Above) Laughing Gulll, Galway, 30th or 31st July 2005 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

(Above) Laughing Gulll, Galway, 30th or 31st July 2005 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

(Above) Laughing Gulll, Galway, 30th or 31st July 2005 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

(Above) Hybrid Glaucous x Herring Gull, Cruisetown Beach, Co Louth, 24th July 2005 (Photo: Gerry O'Neill).

(Above) Juvenile Mediterranean Gull, Galway, 30th or 31st July 2005 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

(Above) Elegant Tern, Gormanstown Beach, Co. Meath, 19th July 2005 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

(Above) Elegant Tern, Gormanstown Beach, Co. Meath, 19th July 2005 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

(Above) First summer Little Gull, Gormanstown Beach, Co. Meath, 19th July 2005 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

	(Left) Wilson's Petrel, Brandon Point, Co. Kerry, 18th July 2005 (Animated GIF, taken through telescope, c. 900-1000m range: Michael O'Keeffe).
	Same animation, but slowed down.

(Above) Black-headed Bunting, Kilnaclasha, Skibbereen on 30th May 2005. Photo taken by Pat Petley in their garden. Mark Shorten received this image today, together with a print out from the BBC Science and Nature message board where they were asking for info on the bunting, not realising how rare they are!

(Above) Juvenile male Garganey, Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, July 2005 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Montagu's Harrier - 2nd calendar female - Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, July 2005 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Montagu's Harrier - 2nd calendar female - Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, July 2005 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Montagu's Harrier - 2nd calendar female - Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, 18th July 2005 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Yellow-legged Gull - 2nd summer michahellis - Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, 18th July 2005 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Sooty Tern, Rockabill Island, Co. Dublin, 12th July 2005 (Photo: Gearoid O'Sulivan, with thanks to Julie Roe).

(Above) Sooty Tern, Rockabill Island, Co. Dublin, 12th July 2005 (Photo: Gearoid O'Sulivan, with thanks to Julie Roe).

(Above) Sooty Tern, Rockabill Island, Co. Dublin, 12th July 2005 (Photo: Gearoid O'Sulivan, with thanks to Julie Roe).

(Above) Sooty Tern with Common Tern, Rockabill Island, Co. Dublin, 12th July 2005 (Photo: Gearoid O'Sulivan, with thanks to Julie Roe).

(Above) One of a flock of seven Buzzards, Balrothery, Co.Louth, 11th July 2005 (Photo: Joe Curtis).

(Above) Bonaparte's Gull, Skerries, Co.Dublin, 9th July 2005 (Photo: Aidan Kelly).

(Above) Laughing Gull, Ring, Clonakilty, Co.Cork, 9th July 2005 (Photo: Dermot Breen).

(Above) Laughing Gull, Ring, Clonakilty, Co.Cork, 9th July 2005 (Photo: Dermot Breen).

(Above) Glaucous Gull, Ring, Clonakilty, Co.Cork, 9th July 2005 (Photo: Dermot Breen).

(Above) Mediterranean Gull, Sandycove, Co.Dublin, 9th July 2005 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

(Above) Montagu's Harrier, North Slob, Co. Wexford, 4th July 2005 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Montagu's Harrier, North Slob, Co. Wexford, 4th July 2005 (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Laughing Gull, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, 3rd July 2005 (Photo: Paul Moore).

(Above) Laughing Gull, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, 3rd July 2005 (Photo: Paul Moore).

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