The Owlman of Mawnan

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On the 17th April 1976 over St. Mawnan and St. Stephens church two young girls would see a creature that terrified them and would be the start of a still enduring mystery that would be named the Owlman of Mawnan.

A very interesting story indeed and covered in detail by Jonathan Downes in his fantastic book The Owlman and Others. 

Despite the obvious problems associated with all the testimonies from this case being recounted by one individual investigator especially one who is a known trickster (Tony 'Doc' Sheils). It makes for a great piece of local folklore.

Outside of this point in time there is very limited historical lore for these sightings apart from some local news story from the 1920s. This makes me err on the side of an exotic escaped bird of prey or a large bird that had gotten lost. Interest was raised again recently when a YouTube video emerged purporting to be of the Owlman. However the video is of bad quality and at best shows a humanoid shap which does not really fit the description of Owlman. It should be noted that he was there trying to look for evidence of the Owlman and sometimes the mind sees what you want it to.

However flying humanoid/birdmen are not without precedent in the UK there have been  reports from all over including in Glasgow in 2006 a jet black humanoid creature with wings was seen leaving a cemetery at incredible speed. The Bat Beast of Kent may have been reported on more than one occasion or may be two different cryptid sightings. There was even a report of a flying gargoyle in Cambridge. This combined with the recent sightings of Mothman over Chicago and Point Pleasant in the 1960s seems to suggest that there is more going on than we know. 

So maybe it isn't out of the realms of possibility that a large flying Owlman stalks a small Cornish village. 

Thanks for Reading 

RTI

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