paulwfromtheden
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Will the Orkneys for the week of the 10th May still be midge free?
Cheers
Paul
Cheers
Paul
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Orkneys w/c 10/5/07 - Those damn midges (1 Viewer)
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David Smith
Warrington Lancs
Paul
We are also going to Scotland in May-hoping to tour the western Isles then come down to Farnes. We are planning for 2 weeks. SO! I have been researching those mossies and it's quite interesting what you can find by typing in "Scotland midges". There are web sites specifically for them. Aparently no one will know the answer to your question as it depends very much on the winter we get-the colder it is the more mossies it kills off etc. Then the amount of rain in the spring (together with temperature) will determine how soon they come out. So anyone saying "we went last May and it was x or y" wont really help us.
Apparently there is a well known baby lotion that seems to work as a deterent (dont say it).
Anyway-might see you up there-I'll be the one NOT wearing a kilt.
We are also going to Scotland in May-hoping to tour the western Isles then come down to Farnes. We are planning for 2 weeks. SO! I have been researching those mossies and it's quite interesting what you can find by typing in "Scotland midges". There are web sites specifically for them. Aparently no one will know the answer to your question as it depends very much on the winter we get-the colder it is the more mossies it kills off etc. Then the amount of rain in the spring (together with temperature) will determine how soon they come out. So anyone saying "we went last May and it was x or y" wont really help us.
Apparently there is a well known baby lotion that seems to work as a deterent (dont say it).
Anyway-might see you up there-I'll be the one NOT wearing a kilt.
dafi
Well-known member
Thats still nice and early in the season Paul. Should be dead right.
check out this new sight. You might find it intresting.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/
check out this new sight. You might find it intresting.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orkbird/
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paulwfromtheden
Well-known member
Thanks all....
Thanks Dafi, that's a top site, my appetite is whetted already....
Just hope the RSPB wont be expecting me to do any work....
Paul
