RANDOM ACT OF METAPHOR: A SUNBURST OF BIRDS

Hmmm, was there hidden significance in that flowering tree on the spit where nine different bird species flitted in and out in an otherwise slow bird-watching day?

Migration bird-watching is a hit and miss game. Weather conditions dictate what the day will hold. Bad weather often results in a 'fallout' of birds – meaning the birds are grounded by bad weather and therefore stacked up in the woods. A string of good weather days often translates into dreary birding where there is little to see.

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