THE Scottish summer seems to still be in full swing after one camper woke up to find herself cornered in her tent by an enormous swarm of the country’s infamous midges.
The unnamed Scot was camping in the Lairig Ghru mountain pass in the Cairngorms when she woke up yesterday morning in her tent.
Taking one look outside though, she found herself a suffocating cloud of the notorious insects lingering outside, which was quickly likened to a scaled-down version of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror-thriller film, The Birds.
A video shot by the camper through a panel in the tent shows the peaceful Scottish skyline overhead.
From where the tent is pitched on some flat grassland next to a stream, a hill in the mountain pass is visible ahead.
Whilst the sky is bright blue, the view is tarnished by the huge, dark swarm of midges that buzz continuously around the tent.
The beasties – which famously plague the Scottish countryside during the summer months – circle the entrance to the tent, lying in wait for anyone that dares leave or enter.
The video was shared to social media yesterday with the caption: “Midgie update.
“For anyone wondering about the status of midgies right now, they’re relentless. My morning view after a camp in the Lairig Ghru.”
It has since received over 350 likes and more than 70 comments from fellow Scots united in their hatred of the tiny biting insects.
One said: “F***ing hell, it’s like a miniature version of The Birds, terrifying.
“Cairngorms, nice. Thankfully those wee b******s don’t seem to bother the east coast as much.”
Another wrote: “That makes me itch just looking at it. Ew.”
A third commented: “I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. Just to be sure.”
Another quipped: “Would a small flamethrower be good?”
A fifth said: “Good god. F**k that s***e.”
Another joked, referring to Avon’s recent bankruptcy announcement: “It’s no surprise that Avon changed their Skin So Soft formula, then this happened.
“Company was held together by fishermen and ramblers.”
The company’s body lotion was often unofficially marketed as a midge repellent by Scots and outdoor enthusiasts alike.
