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Old 16th Aug 2019, 22:25
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WingNut60
 
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Originally Posted by F-16GUY
Don't know where you got that info from. According to ICAO, 25% of all wildlife strikes between 2008-2015 occurred at night. Migratory birds do fly both night and IMC. Of the 3 I have had, 2 happened at night and one of the 2 was IMC at 2000'.

https://www.icao.int/Meetings/wildli...HRS%202017.pdf
I have seen HUGE aggregations of gulls circulating over well lit areas of Perth at night - all hours.
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