Many thanks to our photo contributors: - Derek Charles, Sean Cronin, Tom Cuffe, Mike Davis, Eric Dempsey, Eugene Furlong, Pat Lonergan, Breffni Martin, Anthony McGeehan, Paul Moore, Killian Mullarney, John Murphy and Gerry O'Neill.

(Above) Common Sandpiper, Ballintoy, Co. Antrim, 26th February 2006 (Photo: Derek Charles).

(Above) Black Redstart, Larrybane Quarry, Co. Antrim, 26th February 2006 (Photo: Derek Charles).

(Above) Green-winged Teal, Rogerstown Estuary, Co. Dublin, 26th February 2006 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

(Above) Gull spp., Dargan Bay, Belfast, N. Ireland, 25th February 2006 (Paul Kelly www.irishbirdimages.com).

(Above) Iceland Gull and American Herring Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, 25th February 2006. The Laughing Gull and a Herring Gull x Glaucous Gull hybrid wer less than threee metres away. (Photo: Tom Cuffe).

(Above) Franklin's Gull, Dargan Bay, Belfast, N. Ireland, 21st February 2006 (Killian Mullarney).

(Above) Gull spp., Initially considered to be a possible Audouin's Gull, but identity uncertain. Dargan Bay, Belfast, N. Ireland, 21st February 2006 (Videograb: Killian Mullarney).

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(Above) Laughing Gull, The Lough, Cork City, 21st February 2006 (Photo: Sean Cronin).

(Above) Forster's Tern, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, 19th February 2006 (Photo: John Murphy).

(Above) Twite, Shore Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth, 18th February 2006 (Photo: Breffni Martin).

(Above) Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, 18th February 2006 (Photo: Tom Cuffe).

(Above) Gull spp., Initially considered to be a possible Audouin's Gull, but identity uncertain. Dargan Bay, Belfast, N. Ireland, 17th February 2006 (Photo: Derek Charles).

Many more Videograbs of this bird can be seen on this page (pop-up page).

(Above) Brambling, Belfast Harbour Estate, Co. Down, 17th February 2006 (Photo: Anthony McGeehan).

(Above) American Herring Gull on left, with Great Black-backed Gull, Culmore Tip, Co. Derry, 15th February 2006 (Photo: Derek Charlesl).

(Above) Moorhen with attitude and first-winter Ring-billed Gull, Waterside, Co. Galway, 2nd February 2006 (Photo: Michael Davis).

(Above) From the left, adult Iceland Gull, first-winter Lesser Black-backed Gull and third winter Kumlien's Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, 13th February 2006 (Photo: Mike Davis).

(Above) Green-winged Teal, Belfast Harbour Estate, 16th February 2006 (Photo: Anthony McGeehan).

(Above) Great Spotted Woodpecker, Howth, Co. Dublin, 13th February 2006 (Photo: Gerry O'Neill).

(Above) Adult Mediterranean Gull, Bull Island, Co. Dublin, 12th February 2006 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

(Above) Iceland Gull, Greencastle, Co. Donegal, 9th February 2006 (Photo: Derek Charles).

(Above) Iceland Gull, Culmore Tip, Co. Derry, 9th February 2006 (Photo: Derek Charles).

(Above) Mediterranean Gull and Ring-billed Gull, Cuskinny, Co. Cork, 8th February 2006 (Photo: Sean Cronin).

(Above) Third calandar year male Marsh Harrier, Garretstown, Co. Cork, 8th February 2006 (Photo: Sean Cronin).

(Above) Baikal Teal, Belfast Harbour Estate, Co. Down, 5th February 2006 (Photo: Gerry O'Neill).

(Above) Ferruginous Duck, Craigavon, Co. Armagh, 6th February 2006 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

(Above) Ring-necked Duck, Craigavon, Co. Armagh, 6th February 2006 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

(Above) Wood Duck, Belfast, Co. Down, 5th February 2006 (Photo: Gerry O'Neill).

(Above) Short-eared Owl, undisclosed location, Co. Dublin, February 2006.

(Above) Laughing Gull, Owenahincha, Co. Cork, 5th February 2006 (Photo: Paul Moore).

(Above) Laughing Gull, Owenahincha, Co. Cork, 5th February 2006 (Photo: Eugene Furlong).

(Above) Third winter Kumlien's Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Co. Galway, 4th February 2006 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

(Above) Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Co. Galway, 4th February 2006 (Photo: John Murphy).

(Above) Third winter Kumlien's Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Co. Galway, 4th February 2006 (Photo: John Murphy).

(Above) Third winter American Herring Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Co. Galway, 4th February 2006 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

(Above) Third winter American Herring Gull and third winter Kumlien's Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Co. Galway, 4th February 2006 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

(Above) Forster's Tern, Nimmo's Pier, Co. Galway, 4th February 2006 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

(Above) Hybrid Herring x Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Co. Galway, 4th February 2006 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

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