Hi and welcome to my Blog, my name is Paul Riddle and I live in south Leicestershire, UK. Back in August 2007 my quest began to locate as many local Little Owl territories as possible. The driving force was a reported decline in the uk numbers so I thought I would do my bit and conduct a study in my area. After 7 years and countless hours out in the field I have detected over 200 different sites. With a thirst for a greater understanding of the owls a more comprehensive monitoring and nest box programme then commenced. This also now includes monitoring the local and very sparse population of Barn Owls, please pop back occasionally and catch up with the life and times of my owls and any other wildlife that I come across. I hope you enjoy your visit!!!

Friday, 30 August 2013

Calling it a day......for now?

Because of unforeseen circumstances I have not been able to get out much just recently, in fact these recent changes of events will be hampering my future excursions too! Therefore my posts will be a premium for a while but I am hoping that in time things will get back to normal.

So for now I will leave you with a couple of images of two of the local Little owl juveniles that I was lucky enough to encounter during a rare venture out in my Landrover on Thursday evening.



I will hopefully be back sooner rather than later and posting again about what my local owls are getting up to.

See you all soon!
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33 comments:

  1. East Kent Kingfishers30 August 2013 at 17:28

    Hope everything goes well and I hope you're able to continue your fantastic work with the Owls. I really enjoy reading about it on OATT so I hope you're able to continue sharing your Owling.

    Cheers,
    Rob

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  2. Douglas Mcfarlane30 August 2013 at 20:32

    Yeah ditto Paul, hopes all is ok?

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  3. Sonja31 August 2013 at 04:17

    I'm sorry to hear that - good luck with getting things settled.

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    1. Paul Riddle11 October 2013 at 08:22

      Things are now settled, thanks for the good wishes

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  4. Unknown31 August 2013 at 12:46

    Me parecen magnificas estas imágenes y de una gran calidad para mi gusto, sigue así
    Un gran saludo de un gran seguidor

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  5. Ana Mínguez Corella31 August 2013 at 17:01

    Qué simpáticos.. ha Un saludo

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  6. Richard Pegler31 August 2013 at 17:40

    Sorry to hear that you're out of action Paul. Hope that you are fully operational again soon 'cos we're going to miss you!!

    All the best.

    Richard

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    1. Paul Riddle11 October 2013 at 08:21

      Thanks mate, be back soon and we must get together when I do.....

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  7. Carl Baggott31 August 2013 at 22:07

    Take care mate.

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  8. Millhouse Photography1 September 2013 at 08:56

    i wish you all the best, Paul and I hope sincerely that your circumstances improve.

    Christian

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    1. Paul Riddle11 October 2013 at 08:20

      Yes my circumstances are now much improved, thanks Christian.

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  9. Dawson Hulme1 September 2013 at 11:53

    I'll really miss reading about your owls, I don't follow that many websites or blogs but since I found yours I've really enjoyed following your adventures. Hope everything sorts itself out for you, all the very best.

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  10. Paul Riddle1 September 2013 at 13:21

    Thanks all for your comments, its only a minor hiccup (hopefully??) so I'll soon be back with my owl updates.......

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  11. Alison3 September 2013 at 15:43

    Thank you for all the owl pictures I have read you since you started. I hope things get better for you soon.
    Alison Rhodes

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  12. Unknown3 September 2013 at 18:14

    Great site, look forward to normal service resuming asap.

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    1. Paul Riddle11 October 2013 at 08:10

      Normal service will resume in a while, thanks Barry.

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  13. Unknown6 September 2013 at 19:49

    Hi Paul

    Sending my best wishes. Thank you for sharing the local world of owls which I had no idea existed to the extent. Am very grateful for that - and your help and advice.

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    1. Paul Riddle11 October 2013 at 08:11

      You are more than welcome Ben, be back soon....

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  14. Unknown5 October 2013 at 07:08

    Hi Paul came across your blog and thought I would just add my own comment about hoping to see more updates soon. I am originally from Leicestershire and still have all my family there and so am a LCFC and Tigers fan as well. If you are ever in Buckinghamshire let me know and I will share you at least one local little owl site that may also have a barn owl depending on the time of year in the same field ;-)

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    1. Paul Riddle11 October 2013 at 08:14

      One of my objectives for the future is to see a LO in as many UK counties as possible, so I may well take you up on your kind offer Darrell. Also good to hear from another city/tigers fan, cheers!

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  15. East Kent Kingfishers10 October 2013 at 07:52

    Hi Paul,

    I was wondering if you were planning on doing an OATT 2014 calendar this year (for next year obviously)?

    Cheers,
    Rob

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    1. Paul Riddle11 October 2013 at 08:16

      Yes another calendar for 2014 is in the plans, the cost of getting them done though has risen so I am searching around for a better deal otherwise they will be too expensive.

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  16. Unknown10 October 2013 at 23:33

    Hope your well Paul & you soon get back to Owls about that. your Blog was an inspiration to me. Only got another 150 boxes to make to catch you up!
    Take it steady mate
    Cheers Jim
    Jim and Kevs owl box adventures

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    1. Paul Riddle11 October 2013 at 08:18

      I will be back sooner rather than later, well that is the plan! It is great that you make the effort at all with your boxes, keep it up mate!

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