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I have just had to change my underwear after a night birdstrike at 1000' over aintree racecourse. Blood and guts over the nosecone but no damage, what a bang though!!
My question is... What birds other than owls, fly at night? This week there have been thousands of migrating ducks and geese overhead. Do they night fly?
My question is... What birds other than owls, fly at night? This week there have been thousands of migrating ducks and geese overhead. Do they night fly?
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Do they night fly?
Yep.. also Redshanks, StoneCurlews and other large items which can cause damage. Some smaller birds too, including Redwings and Fieldfares, but I do not know which other species.
Yep.. also Redshanks, StoneCurlews and other large items which can cause damage. Some smaller birds too, including Redwings and Fieldfares, but I do not know which other species.
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It is thought that adult Godwits migrate from Alaska to New Zealand nonstop.
That is about 11,000kms, so there must be a fair amount of night flying in that trip.
I have also read of geese flying at night during their migration down the west coast of Canada and the USA.
That is about 11,000kms, so there must be a fair amount of night flying in that trip.
I have also read of geese flying at night during their migration down the west coast of Canada and the USA.
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I have seen large Canada Geese formations flying in UK at night, in the moon light, especially at this time of year. Lapwings too.
I also had a heavy bird strike over Victoria harbour during a night casevac, never found out what it was, but the bird was so large it blocked out the cultural lighting and the moon for a split second before it hit, just above the windscreen.
I also had a heavy bird strike over Victoria harbour during a night casevac, never found out what it was, but the bird was so large it blocked out the cultural lighting and the moon for a split second before it hit, just above the windscreen.
