Many thanks to our photo contributors: Richard Bonser, Mark Carmody, Derek Charles, Jenny Coughlan, Micheal Cowming, Ciaran Cronin, Sean Cronin, Declan Clarke, Graham Clarke, Dick Coombes, Tom Cuffe, Eric Dempsey, Joseph Devlin, David Dillon, Seamus Enright, Davey Farrar, Harry Hussey, Pat Lonergan, Brian Lynch, Ronan McLaughlin, Richard T. Mills, Paul Moore, John Murphy, Bill Quinn, Yvonne Traynor, Justyna Wikar & Peter Wolstenhome.

Above) Cattle Egrets, Inchydoney, Co. Cork, 28th March 2009 (Photo: Justyna Wikar).

Above) Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Black Rock, Co. Kerry, 23rd March 2009 (Photo: Seamus Enright).

Above) Short-eared Owl, Ashbourne, Co. Meath, 30th March 2009 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

Above) Littoralis Rock Pipit, Howth Head, Co. Dublin, 31st March 2009 (Photo: Bill Quinn).

Above) Hoopoe, Barry Head, Co. Cork, 28th March 2009 (Photo: Brian Lynch).

Above) Yellow-legged Gull, Black Rock, Co. Kerry, 27th March 2009 (Photo: Davey Farrar).

Above) Kumlien's Gull, Rosaveal, Co. Galway, 22nd March 2009 (Photo: Tom Cuffe).

Above) Black Redstart, Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork, 22nd March 2009 (Photo:Graham Clarke).

Above) Hoopoe, Ardmore, Co. Waterford, 22nd March 2009 (Photo: Ronan McLaughlin).

Above) Black Redstart, Knockadoon Head, Co. Cork, 22nd March 2009 (Photo: Ronan McLaughlin).

Above) Brambling, Wicklow, March 2009 (Photo: Jenny Coughlan).

Above) Cattle Egret, Great Island, Co. Cork, 17th March 2009 (Photo: Ronan McLaughlin).

Above) Twite, Gratten Beach, Galway, 18th March 2009 (Photo: Tom Cuffe).

Above) Waxwing, Glasnevin, Co. Dublin, 14th March 2009 (Photo: Yvonne Traynor).

Above) Male Great Spotted Woodpecker, private estate near Tinahealy, Co. Wicklow, March 2009 (Photo: Dick Coombes).

Above) Female Great Spotted Woodpecker, private estate near Tinahealy, Co. Wicklow, March 2009 (Photo: Dick Coombes).

Above) Mediterranean Gull, Sandycove, Co. Dublin, 16th March 2009 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

Above) Waxwing, Finglas, Co. Dublin, 16th March 2009 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

Above) Gyr Falcon, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, 15th March 2009 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

Above) Gyr Falcon, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, 15th March 2009 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

Above) Gyr Falcon, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, 15th March 2009 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).

Above) Cattle Egret, Quillia, Co. Waterford, 14th March 2009 (Photo: Micheal Cowming).

Above) Kumlien's Gull, Killybegs, Co. Donegal, 14th March 2009 (Photo: Derek Charles).

Above) Hybrid Eurasian x Green-winged Teal, Brandy Harbour, Co. Galway, 14th March 2009 (Photo: Dermot Breen).

Above) Ring-billed Gull, Cobh, Co. Cork, 8th March 2009 (Photo: Ronan McLaughlin).

Above) Kumlien's Gull, Castletownbere, Co. Cork, 7th March 2009 (Photo:Richard Bonser).

Above) Kumlien's Gull, Reenard Point, Co. Kerry, 7th March 2009 (Photo:Richard Bonser).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 7th March 2009 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 7th March 2009 (Photo: Richard T. Mills).

Above) Cattle Egrets, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, 7th March 2009 (Photo: Mark Carmody).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 7th March 2009 (Photo: Derek Charles).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 5th March 2009 (Photo: John Murphy).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 5th March 2009 (Photo: David Dillon).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 4th March 2009 (Photo: Sean Cronin).

Above) Cattle Egrets, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, 4th March 2009 (Photo: Sean Cronin).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 3rd March 2009 (Photo: Declan Clarke).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 3rd March 2009 (Photo: Seamus Enright).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 3rd March 2009 (Photo: Paul Moore).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 3rd March 2009 (Photo: Harry Hussey).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 3rd March 2009 (Photo: Ciaran Cronin).

Above) Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Co. Cork, 3rd March 2009 (Photo: Peter Wolstenhome).

Above) Glaucous Gull, Cranfield Point, Co. Down, March 2009 (Photo: Joseph Devlin).

Above) Little Egret and Cattle Egret, Rossleague, Co. Cork, 1st March 2009 (Photo: Graham Clarke).

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