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  1. AStevenson

    Request for Information re North Uist

    What you were here last autumn!? ;) Mind you there are other years when the two have occurred on NU at the same time...... Cheers, Andrew
  2. AStevenson

    Request for Information re North Uist

    Oh and as Birdspotter has said if it's calm the midges can be grim!, and yes any pelagics are all weather dependent - we had one successful attempt last Aug (first ever attempted here with 'rubby-dubby' over the side)and had c100 stormies, 2 sooties and a great shear at point blank range round...
  3. AStevenson

    Request for Information re North Uist

    As others have said midges usually not that great a problem here, and you'd be 2-3 weeks too late for RNPs. Corncrakes will be a struggle - they finish calling by early Aug so will be sneaking about in the abundant cover! - it's been a really late summer so the hay fields and crops are well...
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