birds donīt fly at night? tell that to the damn thing that impacted with my no.1 engine in varna at night a couple of months ago!
and if i remember correctly an austrian F70 had a birdstrike IN CLOUDS about 4 years ago while approaching CPH.
other than that i have to agree with you. quite an irritating feature. but, on the other hand, its often been free drinks for me back at the hotel because of the FO not reducing speed fast enough
cheers
k