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Old 10th December 2005 | 13:30
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birds on weather radar

Many years ago, flying a VFR lightie across Melbourne was told that there was unidentified traffic crossing right to left at three miles.

Turned out to be a flock of geese, and the often metal tags on birds were causing the return.

Presumably, weather radar would pick up such a return, if the bird had one on (and if you had the wx radar on, and were watching it).
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