Many thanks to our photo contributors: - Dermot Breen, Iain Brown, Victor Cashera, John Coveney, Michéal Cowming, Sean Cronin, Tom Cuffe, Michael Davis, Owen Foley, Tom Geraty, Paul Kelly, Richard T. Mills, Paul Moore, John Murphy, Craig Nash, Peter Phillips & Michael O'Keeffe.

Above) Richard's Pipit, Tacumshin Lake, Co. Wexford, 30th December (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) Richard's Pipit, Tacumshin Lake, Co. Wexford, 30th December (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) American Black Duck, Blanket Nook, Co. Donegal, present since 28th December - photo taken on 5th January 2008 (Photo: Dermot Breen).

Above) Cattle Egret Clonakilty, Co. Cork, 29th December (Photo: Sean Cronin).

Above) Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Co. Galway, 28th December (Photo: Peter Phillips).

Above) Kumlien's Gull, Galway Docks, Co. Galway, 28th December (Photo: Michael Davis).

Above) Cattle Egret (one of four at this site), Cartron, Corrandulla, Co. Galway, 24th December (Photo: Tom Cuffes).

Above) Forster's Tern, Nimmo's Pier, Co. Galway, 22nd December (Photo: Tom Cuffe).

Above) American Black Duck, Milford, Co. Donegal, 22nd December (Photo: Dermot Breen).

Above) Iceland Gull and Kumlien's Gull, Galway Docks, Co. Galway, 19th December (Photo: Michael Davis).

Above) Kumlien's Gull, Galway Docks, Co. Galway, 19th December (Photo: Michael Davis).

Above) Long-billed Dowitcher, Timoleague, Co. Cork, 17th December (Photo: Iain Brown).

Above) Brambling, Rockmarshel, Co. Louth, 16th December (Photo: Breffni Martin).

Above) Cattle Egret, Claghane, Co. Clare, 14th December (Photo: John Murphy).

Above) Dark-bellied type Brent Goose, Rogerstown Estuary, Co. Dublin, 15th December (Photo: Paul Kelly).

Above) Ring-billed Gull, Tramore Boating Lake, Co. Waterford, 15th December (Photo: Michéal Cowming).

Above) Richard's Pipit, Tacumshin Lake, Co. Wexford, 14th December (Photo: Harry Hussey).

Above) Richard's Pipit, Tacumshin Lake, Co. Wexford, 14th December (Photo: Sean Cronin).

Above) From left, Meadow Pipit, Buff-bellied Pipit and Rock Pipit, Red Barn, near Youghal, Co. Cork, 10th December (Photo: John Coveney).

Above) Ferruginous Duck, Corbet Lough, Co. Down, 11th December (Photo: Craig Nash).

Above) Sabine's Gull, Cobh, Co. Cork, 9th December (Photo: Richard T. Mills).

Above) Mediterranean Gull, Cobh, Co. Cork, 9th December (Photo: Richard T. Mills).

Above) American Herring Gull and Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Co. Galway, 9th December (Photo: Tom Cuffe).

Above) American Herring Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Co. Galway, 9th December (Photo: Tom Cuffe).

Above) Eider, of the race borealis, Raghly, Co. Sligo, photo taken on 21st November (Photo: Joe Geraty).

Above) Buff-bellied Pipit, Pilmore Strand, Co. Cork, 5th December (Photo: Sean Cronin).

Above) Slavonian Grebe, Pilmore Strand, Co. Cork, 5th December (Photo: Sean Cronin).

Above) Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Co. Galway, 3rd December (Photo: Michael Davis).

Above) Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Co. Galway, 3rd December (Photo: Michael Davis).

Above) Cattle Egrets, Red Barn, near Youghal, Co. Cork, 3rd December (Photo: Harry Hussey).

Above) Kentish Plover, Pilmore Strand, Co. Cork, 2nd December (Photo: Victor Cashera).

Above) Cattle Egrets, Red Barn, near Youghal, Co. Cork, 3rd December (Photo: Paul Moore).

Above) Ferruginous Duck, Corbet Lough, Co. Down, 3rd December (Photo: Joe Devlin).

Above) Kentish Plover, Pilmore Strand, Co. Cork, 2nd December (Photo: Sean Cronin).

Above) Goosander and Ring-necked Duck with Mallard, Keenan's Cross Pond, Co. Louth, December (Photo: Peter Phillips).

Above) Kumlien's Gull, Rosaveal, Co. Galway, 2nd lDecember (Photo: Michael Davis).

Above) Kentish Plover, Pilmore Strand, Co. Cork, 2nd December (Photo: Michael O'Keeffe).

Above) Kentish Plover, Pilmore Strand, Co. Cork, 2nd December (Photo: Paul Moore).

Above) Kentish Plover, Pilmore Strand, Co. Cork, 2nd December (Photo: Paul Moore).

Above) Kentish Plover, Pilmore Strand, Co. Cork, 2nd December (Photo: Micheal Cowming).

Above) Richard's Pipit, Tacumshin Lake, Co. Wexford, 1st December (Photo: Owen Foley).

Above) Richard's Pipit, Tacumshin Lake, Co. Wexford, 1st December (Photo: Owen Foley).

Above) Glaucous Gull and Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Co. Galway, 1st December (Photo: Tom Cuffe).

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