Many thanks to our photo contributors: - Dan Brown, Ed Carty, Derek Charles, John Coveney, Michéal Cowming, Sean Cronin, Tom Cuffe, Michael Davies, Eric Dempsey, Seamus Enright, Owen Foley, John Gallagher, James Gilroy, Pat Lonergan, Tom Lowe, Breffni Martin, Anthony McGeehan, Paul Moore, Killian Mullarney, Michael O'Clery & Michael O'Keeffe.

Above) Hoope, The Cunnigar, Co. Waterford, 30th September (Photo: Michéal Cowming).

Above) American Golden Plover, Rosslare Backstrand, Co. Wexford, 29th September (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

Above) Bonaparte's Gull, Inch Strand, Co. Kerry, 27th September (Photo: Dan Brown, with thanks to Tom Lowe). Differing from the Kilshannig individual in much 'cleaner' head pattern, smaller 'ear-spot' and cleaner grey wash on hindneck.

Above) Icterine Warbler, Knockadoon Head, Co. Cork, 26th September (Photo: Paul Moore).

Above) Baird's Sandpiper, Carrahane, Co. Kerry, 25th September (Photo: Dan Brown).

Above) Lapland Bunting, Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork, 25th September (Photo: John Coveney).

Above) Snowy Owl, Belmullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, 24th September (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

Above) Tawny Pipit, Tacumshin, September (Photo: Derek Charles).

Above) Citrine Wagtail, Derrymore, Co. Kerry, 25th September (Photo: Michael O'Clery).

Above) Baird's Sandpiper, Cross Lough, Mullet Peninsula, Co. May, 24th September (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

Above) Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, 24th September (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

Above) Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork, 24th September (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) Rose-coloured Starling, Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork, September (Photo: Cieran Cronin).

Above) Hoopoe, The Cunnigar, Co. Waterford, 24th September (Photo: Michéal Cowming).

Above) Wilson's Phalarope, Ross Bay, near the Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare, 24th September (Photo: John Murphy).

Above) Bonaparte's Gull, Fahamore, Co. Kerry, 23rd September (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) Pectoral Sandpiper, Derrymore, Tralee Bay, Co. Kerry, 23rd September (Photo: Michael O'Clery).

Above) Black Tern, Ballycotton, Co. Cork, 20th September (Photo: Sean Cronin).

Above) Bonaparte's Gull, Kilshannig, north of Castlegregory, Co. Kerry, 19th September (Photo: Michael O'Clery).

Above) American Golden Plover, Ferriter's Cove, Co. Kerry, 19th September (Photo: James Gilroy).

Above) American Golden Plover, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, 18th September (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

Above) Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, 15th September (Photo: John Gallagher).

Above) Rose-coloured Starling, Cape Clear, Co. Cork, 16th September (Photo: Owen Foley).

Above) Greenish Warbler, Cape Clear, Co. Cork, 17th September (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) Redstart, Cape Clear, Co. Cork, 17th September (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) White-rumped Sandpiper, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, 17th September 2006. (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

Above) Citrine Wagtail, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, 16th September 2006. (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

Above) Greenland Wheatear, Cloghy Rocks, Strangford Lough, Co. Down, 17th September 2006. (Photo: Anthony McGeehan).

Above) Pectoral Sandpiper, Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Co. Down, 14th September 2006. (Photo: Anthony McGeehan).

Above) Reed Warbler, Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Co. Down, 14th September 2006. (Photo: Anthony McGeehan).

Above) Baird's Sandpiper, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, 14th September 2006. (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

Above) Yellow-legged Gull, possibly of the Azorean race Atlantis, Carrahane, Co. Kerry, 6th September 2006. (Photo: Tom Lowe).

Above) Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Clonea beach, Dungarvan Co. Waterford, 13th September 2006. (Photo: Sean Cronin).

Above) Pectoral Sandpiper, Shanagarry, Co. Cork, 13th September 2006. (Photo: Michéal Cowming).

Above) Pectoral Sandpiper, Ballycotton, Co. Cork, 13th September 2006. (Photo: Owen Foley).

Above) Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, 12th September 2006. (Photo: Eric Dempsey). One of eight birds present at this site.

Above) Whinchat, Knockadoon Head, Co. Cork, 12th September 2006. (Photo: Sean Cronin).

Above) Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Inch Strand, Co. Kerry, 12th September 2006. (Photo: Michael O'Clery).

Above) Pectoral Sandpiper, Inch Strand, Co. Kerry, 12th September 2006. (Photo: Michael O'Clery).

Above) Baird's Sandpiper, Casheen Estuary, Co. Kerry, 10th September 2006. (Photo: Seamus Enright).

Above) Snowy Owl, Belmullet, Co. Mayo, September 2006. (Photo: Michael Davies).

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Above) Wryneck, Mizen Head, Co. Cork, 10th September 2006. (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) White-rumped Sandpiper, Ballycotton, Co. Cork, 10th September 2006. (Photo: Sean Cronin)

Above) Black Tern, Angliham, Lough Corrib, Co Galway, 10th September 2006. (Photo: Tom Cuffe).

Above) Curlew Sandpiper, Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Co. Down, 10th September 2006. (Photo: Craig Nash)

Above) Pied Flycatcher, Mizen Head, Co. Cork, 10th September 2006. (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) Baird's Sandpiper, Ferriter's Cove, Co. Kerry, 10th September 2006. (Photo: Michael O'Clery).

Above) Semipalmated Sandpiper, Lissagriffin, Mizen Head, Co. Cork, 10th September 2006. (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) Little Stint, Cruisetown Strand, Co. Louth, 10th September 2006. (Photo: Breffni Martin)

Above) Lesser Yellowlegs, Lissagriffin, Mizen Head, Co. Cork, 10th September 2006. (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) Semipalmated Sandpiper, Rosslare Backstrand, Co. Wexford, 9th September 2006. (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

Above) Redstart, 'West Waterford', 10th September 2006. (Photo: Michéal Cowming).

Above) Baird's Sandpiper, Ferriter's Cove, Co. Kerry, 7th September 2006. (Photo: Tom Lowe).

Above) White-rumped Sandpiper, Ventry, Co. Kerry, 7th September 2006. (Photo: Tom Lowe).

Above) White-rumped Sandpiper, Ballycotton, Co. Cork, 7th September 2006. (Photo: Owen Foley)

Above) Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Carrahane, Co. Kerry, 6th September 2006. (Photo: Ed Carty).

Above) White-rumped Sandpiper, Trabeg, Co. Kerry, 5th September 2006. (Photo: Tom Lowe).

Above) Spotted Sandpiper, Netherton, Co. Wexford, 5th September 2006. (Photo: Killian Mullarney)

Above) Spotted Sandpiper, Netherton, Co. Wexford, 5th September 2006. (Photo: Killian Mullarney).

Above) Semipalmated Sandpiper, Smerwick Harbour, Co. Kerry, 4th September 2006. (Photo: Tom Lowe). A different, longer-billed individual to the one below. The two were often seen together on subsequent days.

Above) Semipalmateded Sandpiper, Smerwick Harbour, Co. Kerry, 3rd September 2006. (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) Semipalmateded Sandpiper, Smerwick Harbour, Co. Kerry, 3rd September 2006. (Photo: Ed Carty).

Above) Semipalmateded Sandpiper, Smerwick Harbour, Co. Kerry, 3rd September 2006. (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) Curlew Sandpiper, Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, 3rd September 2006. (Photo: Derek Charles).

Above) Lesser Yellowlegs, Dundrum Bay, Co. Down, 3rd September 2006. (Photo: Derek Charles).

Above) White-rumped Sandpiper, Burnham Lagoon, Co. Kerry, 3rd September 2006. (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

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