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My village Barn Owl chicks
This morning I managed to ring my NewInn brood of Barn Owls. A pleasant surprise with the discovery of a firth chick. I had originally...

Richard Evans
Jun 25, 20221 min read


Checking on some BO boxes
A huge thank you to my good friend Alex Powell for accompanying me today checking on some of my Barn Owl nest boxes. Here are a few...

Richard Evans
Jun 19, 20221 min read


No Barn Owl action
Sadly I was not able to check on my Barn Owl nest boxes today. Unfortunately my 4x4 is in a local garage at the moment awaiting a new...

Richard Evans
Jun 12, 20221 min read


Refurbished nest boxes
Today I managed to get a second coat of masonry paint applied to 31 refurbished nest boxes. At the moment I have no ply I can turn into...

Richard Evans
Jun 5, 20221 min read


No bank holiday for me
Bank Holiday, what bank holiday. Refurbishment of old knackered nestboxes. www.projectnestbox.co.uk

Richard Evans
Jun 3, 20221 min read


Ringing my Pieds
I have been ringing chicks all day today along with Lee Gregory andit what a great day it turned out to be. Here are a few images of...

Richard Evans
Jun 1, 20221 min read


The count is in
Well this year's final count is in and I am slightly down on last year's count. I am a little disappointed but it's not a complete...

Richard Evans
May 31, 20221 min read


Filming this evening
This evening I was accompanied by Natalie, a freelance wildlife film maker who is in the process of making a film of me and my...

Richard Evans
May 19, 20221 min read


Productive Day
On saturday I was joined by a pupil from a school that I am currently working in. Wyedean is really good school based in Sudbury...

Richard Evans
May 18, 20221 min read


More Pied Flycatcher nests
Today with my dog Eira in tow I managed to check on one of my nest box sites with around 100 nest boxes in total. Unfortunately the...

Richard Evans
May 17, 20221 min read


1st Pied Flycatcher eggs of 2022
First Pied Flycatcher eggs of 2022. Unfortunately it looks like there are much fewer nests than last year. I had 43 pairs breeding in...

Richard Evans
May 5, 20221 min read


Return of the Pied Fly
Last week I blogged about my concerns of poor numbers of returning Pied Flycatchers. I usually get slightly stressed this time of year...

Richard Evans
May 2, 20221 min read


Blue, Great tits and Nuthatch eggs
Today I spent a few hours trying to see how many Pieds have returned whilst checking on some nest boxes. Blue and Great tits are either...

Richard Evans
Apr 20, 20221 min read


Blackbird and Songthrush nests
Lovely walk this morning with my Springer Spaniel in tow. She has become a really good bird nest locator which is great for me to monitor...

Richard Evans
Apr 9, 20221 min read


Early erection
Yesterday morning with the help of my friend Alex we managed to move a Tawny owl nest box to a more favourable position. We started at...

Richard Evans
Mar 21, 20221 min read


First Song Thrush nest this year
Out with Mutley this morning following a meeting with Croesyceiliog and Llanyravon community council. This time of year and my...

Richard Evans
Mar 14, 20221 min read


Very productive day
Once again my good friend Alex Powell came to the rescue. A very tough physically demanding day but also very productive. The day started...

Richard Evans
Feb 28, 20221 min read


26th February 2022 Missing a roof
Today with my little k9 companion in tow I checked on a couple of my barn owl sites. To my surprise and disappointment I discovered that...

Richard Evans
Feb 28, 20221 min read


Local wildlife project
Just an update on a wildlife project that local businessman Sean O'Connor has started. Sean recently purchased some woodlands in NewInn...

Richard Evans
Feb 24, 20221 min read


Plenty of stock
I've been really busy these last few weeks inbetween my supply work. I've managed to construct a few owl nest boxes ready to be fitted in...

Richard Evans
Feb 23, 20221 min read
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