Birded as a teenager 1960-62, then a break until 1985! 11 species seen only in Ireland - Stejneger's Scoter, Macaronesian Shearwater, Little Blue Heron, Northern Harrier, Egyptian Vulture, Philadelphia Vireo, Blue-winged Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Canada Warbler, Scarlet Tanager; 11 Fea's/Desertas Petrels seen, but not ticked here (unlike some). 3 Yelkouan Shearwaters seen but not accepted, also other good candidates. Also saw the Desert Whitethroat or halimodendri Lesser Whitethroat, S Gare, Teesside, Nov 2000, and Great-tailed Grackle, Nolton Haven, 27 December 2023.