Birds, for instance, coming to rest awkwardly (6)
I believe the answer is:
egrets
'birds' is the definition.
(egret is a kind of bird)
'for instance coming to rest awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'for instance' becomes 'eg' (synonyms).
'coming to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'awkwardly' is an anagram indicator.
'rest' is an anagram of 'rets'.
'eg'+'rets'='EGRETS'
(Other definitions for egrets that I've seen before include "Kind of herons with long white feathers" , "Greets like certain herons" , "White wading birds" , "waders" , "Fliers" .)