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In Cornish Folklore, the Owlman, sometimes referred to as the Cornish Owlman, or the Owlman of Mawnan, is an owl-like creature said to have been seen around mid-1976 in the village of Mawnan, Cornwall, UK.[1][2] The Owlman is sometimes compared to Mothman; however, a Eurasian eagle-owl is likely the source of the legend.[3][4] HistoryThe story originated when Tony "Doc" Shiels claimed to have investigated a report of two young girls on holiday in Mawnan who saw a large winged creature hovering above the church tower on April 17, 1976. According to most versions of the story, the girls, identified as June and Vicky Melling, were so frightened by the sight of a large "feathered bird-man" that their father Don immediately cut short their family holiday after hearing their tale. According to Sheils, one of the girls provided him with a drawing of the creature, which he dubbed "Owlman".[1][5] The story was subsequently related in a pamphlet entitled Morgawr: The Monster of Falmouth Bay by Anthony Mawnan-Peller, which circulated throughout Cornwall in 1976. According to Shiels, "Owlman" was reported again on July 3 by two 14-year-old girls identified as Sally Chapman and Barbara Perry, who were aware of the "Owlman" tale. According to the story, the two girls were camping when they were confronted by "a big owl with pointed ears, as big as a man" with glowing eyes and black, pincer-like claws.[5][1] Sporadic claims of "Owlman" sightings in the vicinity of the church circulated in 1978, 1979, 1989, and 1995, and according to legend, a "loud, owl-like sound" could be heard at night in the Mullion church yard during the year 2000.[5][1][6] ExplanationAccording to author Joe Nickell, church towers are common nesting places for barn owls, which were likely the source of the sightings.[3][2] Author and Fortean TV presenter Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe also identifies the sighting of a Eurasian eagle-owl as a likely source of the legend.[7] Occult historian Gareth Medway suggested that the whole thing may have been a hoax by Shiels, who had a reputation for hoaxing. Medway noted that witnesses claiming encounters with the legendary monster "were either Doc Shiels, or friends of Doc Shiels, or relatives of Doc Shiels, or reported their sightings to Doc Shiels (and to no one else), or else wrote letters describing what they had seen to newspapers and were never interviewed by anyone."[8] In popular culture{{rewrite section|date=March 2018}}
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References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|author1=Tony Deane|author2=Tony Shaw|title=Folklore of Cornwall|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QTwTDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT109|date=1 March 2009|publisher=History Press|isbn=978-0-7509-5652-9|pages=109–}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Nerve gas and a winged spectre... it's just an everyday story of country folk|publisher= Western Morning News|url=http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/nerve-gas-winged-spectre-s-just-everyday-story/story-15296614-detail/story.html}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|author=Joe Nickell|title=The Mystery Chronicles: More Real-Life X-Files|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=21IIoCQC0VAC&pg=PT57|date=29 September 2010|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=0-8131-3707-1|pages=57–}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=This Spectred Isle - The Owlman of Mawnan Wood|url=http://www.countryfile.com/countryside/spectred-isle-owlman-mawnan-wood|website=Countryfile Magazine|publisher=BBC|accessdate=6 January 2017}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite book|author=Peter Grego|title=Cornwall's Strangest Tales: Extraordinary but true stories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_bK_CAAAQBAJ&pg=PT139|date=15 July 2013|publisher=Pavilion Books|isbn=978-1-909396-43-2|pages=139–}} 6. ^{{cite book|author1=Janet Bord|author2=Colin Bord|title=Alien Animals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ooCWGAAACAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Stackpole Books|isbn=978-0-8117-0088-7}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.countryfile.com/countryside/spectred-isle-owlman-mawnan-wood|title=This Spectred Isle - The Owlman of Mawnan Wood|publisher=BBC}} 8. ^{{cite web|last1=Medway|first1=Gareth|title=Monstrous Tales|url=http://magoniamagazine.blogspot.com/2013/12/monstrous-tales.html|website=Magonia Magazine|publisher=Magonia|accessdate=18 January 2017}} 9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://darkdunesproductions.com/films/lord-of-tears/|title=Lord of Tears - Dark Dunes Productions|work=Dark Dunes Productions|access-date=2018-03-15|language=en-US}} 10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0786XNQJD/ref=atv_wtlp_wtl_0|title=Amazon.com: Lord of Tears: David Schofield, Jamie Scott Gordon, Euan Douglas, Alexandra Nicole Hulme: Amazon Digital Services LLC|website=www.amazon.com|access-date=2018-03-15}} Books
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