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Midges are Out!
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jonnie3430
13 May 2014
Be warned! I was munched on Saturday near Glasgow, the mild winter may mean an early start this year.
Shorts away, long sleeves on and put your midge net in the top of your bag...
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Slugain Howff
13 May 2014
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jonnie3430:
Maybe the arrival of my Swifts and the first swarms of midges is no coincidence.
drunken monkey
13 May 2014
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Slugain Howff:
There were none in Skye two weeks ago but i could hear them sharpening their teeth.
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jonnie3430
13 May 2014
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Slugain Howff:
> Maybe the arrival of my Swifts and the first swarms of midges is no coincidence.
Bit chicken and egg? What came first, the midge or the swift? If we breed swifts can we use them to cull midges?
drunken monkey
13 May 2014
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jonnie3430:
mon' the swifts ya bas
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