Science·The Guardian·5h agoUnited Kingdom
The Great Fall of 1965: Half a Million Birds
Weather forced exhausted migrants onto Suffolk coast
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In 1965, harsh weather forced an estimated half a million migrating songbirds to land along a 24-mile stretch of the Suffolk coast in an event known as the "Great Fall." Such mass arrivals are now rare due to declining songbird populations.
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bird migrationGreat Fall 1965Suffolk coastsongbirdsMigFest
