What does a bird mean in coffee grounds?

The Turkish dictionary describes the bird as a person who brings good tidings, while on riamo.ru it brings pleasant news and meetings with friends. In both tea-leaf books a flying bird means news, and in Highland Seer the news is good. On kp.ru the meaning depends on the kind of bird.

How soon does a bird in tea leaves bring news?

Kent calls the news of a single flying bird speedy, and in one worked cup Highland Seer says good news shown by a flying bird and a triangle may be expected immediately. Neither gives days or weeks for a bird. As a general rule in both tea-leaf books, signs near the rim are what happens soon and signs at the bottom the far future.

What does a sitting bird mean in tea leaves?

In Highland Seer a bird at rest means a fortunate journey. In Kent a bird on a perch near the handle means news that leads to pleasant plans, and one at some distance means doubt that the news has been sent.

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Bird in coffee grounds and tea leaves: meaning

A bird points to news in the Turkish dictionary, in both tea-leaf books and on riamo.ru. Between them Cicely Kent and Highland Seer give readings for a bird in flight, at rest, in a row and on a perch.

How our bot reads it

news is on its way

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How different traditions read it

Turkish tradition

The Turkish dictionary takes the bird for a person who brings good news and says a pleasing development may come soon.

Western tea-leaf books

Kent calls birds a sign of happiness and joyful tidings: a single flying bird means speedy news. Highland Seer also finds birds lucky, with good news if the bird flies and a fortunate journey if it is at rest.

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Russian-language sites

On kp.ru the bird is an ambiguous symbol whose reading changes with the kind of bird: a swan promises calm, a parrot a scandal caused by gossip, a swallow an interesting trip. The riamo.ru text is plainer: a bird promises pleasant news and meetings with friends.

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In combination with other signs

Bird flying toward the handle, next to a letter sign. In Kent this is a telegram that has already been received, and the news in it is judged by the other signs in the cup.
Bird flying away from the handle, next to a letter sign. Both Kent and Highland Seer take this as a telegram sent by the person asking.
Bird flying toward the handle, with a triangle and a long envelope. In a worked cup of Highland Seer this shows good news from an official source.
Birds in a row on a branch or line. Kent links them with a vexatious delay in receiving news that was hoped for.
Arm, myrtle tree and bird on a perch. In Kent's list of combinations these mean new plans and a meeting with someone who will become everything to the person asking.

Common questions

What does a bird mean in coffee grounds?: The Turkish dictionary describes the bird as a person who brings good tidings, while on riamo.ru it brings pleasant news and meetings with friends. In both tea-leaf books a flying bird means news, and in Highland Seer the news is good. On kp.ru the meaning depends on the kind of bird.
How soon does a bird in tea leaves bring news?: Kent calls the news of a single flying bird speedy, and in one worked cup Highland Seer says good news shown by a flying bird and a triangle may be expected immediately. Neither gives days or weeks for a bird. As a general rule in both tea-leaf books, signs near the rim are what happens soon and signs at the bottom the far future.
What does a sitting bird mean in tea leaves?: In Highland Seer a bird at rest means a fortunate journey. In Kent a bird on a perch near the handle means news that leads to pleasant plans, and one at some distance means doubt that the news has been sent.