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 Trangia 31 Jul 2020

It was yesterday down here in East Sussex!! We tried to enjoy a cuppa and a slice of cake in the sun in the back garden and they were everywhere. The air was full of thousands of the little critters. Texted a couple of mates in neighbouring villages and they were experiencing it too.

Any other parts of the country affected?

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 Max Hangs 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

Yeah loads of them in Sheffield.

One dropped through the Velux onto my bed. I thought I had bed bugs or some other disgusting plague in my bedding for a minute!

 Alkis 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

Same yesterday in Nottingham.

 james mann 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

Blackchurch yesterday evening.

James

Post edited at 09:19
In reply to Trangia:

Coventry yesterday evening.

 DancingOnRock 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

It was the 3rd one we’ve had so far this year. 

 Myfyr Tomos 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

North west Wales yesterday.

 hang_about 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Max Hangs:

I ate about 50 of them on my cycle ride last night in the Peak District - most coming out of, and back into Sheffield

 Phil79 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

Dartmoor swarming yesterday.

 abr1966 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

About a week ago here in Kettleshulme...the swifts had a proper feast!

 bouldery bits 31 Jul 2020
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Swallows loving life in Kendal yesterday. They'll all be signing up for slimming world....

The flying ants were out about 10 days ago in Mid Devon. It's unusual for any part of Devon to be ahead of the curve.

 Dave Garnett 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

Yes, I got stung at Staden last night.  Hard to escape mid-belay!

 Dark-Cloud 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

Yep loads in south lakes, bloody awful things, seems a bit earlier than last year ?

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 andrewwaller 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

Wimborne yesterday afternoon !

 rockcatch 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

Same in Bangor yesterday evening. They were all around our fields and the surrounding roads.

 Cobra_Head 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

Yesterday North Oxon too, a week ago in Swindon!

We get loads of sea gulls eating them .

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 Cobra_Head 31 Jul 2020
In reply to hang_about:

> I ate about 50 of them on my cycle ride last night in the Peak District - most coming out of, and back into Sheffield


Are they spicy?

 profitofdoom 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Cobra_Head:

> Are they spicy?

Taste like chicken 

 skog 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

Flying Ant Day arrived very suddenly, and somewhat annoyingly, at about 14:00 today, at Reiff.

To be fair, it was preceded by the onset of Flying Porpoise Day, just a couple of hours earlier - so I can't really moan.

 Ian Parsons 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

There's nothing wrong, in principle, with celebrating 'Flying Ant Day' - except that some idiot went and told the ants.

 mountainbagger 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Ian Parsons:

> There's nothing wrong, in principle, with celebrating 'Flying Ant Day' - except that some idiot went and told the ants.

Well I think Flying Ant Day is just a FAD.

 George_Surf 31 Jul 2020
In reply to Trangia:

yeah flying ant day started about 5pm yesterday out of nowhere (in snowdonia), when you know, you know. 

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All over Holyrood Park in Edinburgh this evening and the seagulls were feasting.

 Tringa 01 Aug 2020
In reply to tom_in_edinburgh:

None in this bit of London yet. 

Dave

 Tim Sparrow 01 Aug 2020
In reply to Trangia:

Screwed up my fishing last night on Clywedog! The trout were obsessed with them and ignored all my imitative offerings. 

 im off 01 Aug 2020
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Langdale in lakes on thursday

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