Ha ha, yes midges are no fun. Our magpies are actually a different species to the European magpie. Ours is a right cunt that hunts you down in the park and continuously dive bombs into your head, often targeting the side of the eyes.

People paint eyes on the back of their hats/helmets as it's said to scare them off but apparently some testing suggests "THE EYES DONT WORK" [https://youtu.be/YGGTcYfrEZU?t=45](https://youtu.be/YGGTcYfrEZU?t=45)