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Oh dear, that was brief, hope they come back to it, he didn't say the wren had her chicks     

Was shorter than I expected after everything I sent.

Plus you lot seen all the emails with them, However that mans footage of the great tit feeding the woodpecker chicks 100% deserved showed.

I actually think that was BETTER than mine only edge mine had was being inside the box and it was a carried on thing not a one off.

I think that took time of the story they was going to do with the wren, But I am beyond happy to be even featured on there, They have give my twitter a shoutout, Tagged me in the footage on there and things.

I am not disapointed or feel let down, I am just happy my footage as made it on to a show like springwatch I wasn't expecting that at the start of the season haha!

Please don't feel let down for me I am honestly happy with it the fact my twitter got a plug made my night worked hard building myself up on there hahaha!

Im grateful for anything, Sorry if you all feel let down after reading all the emails though, I was just honest and showed you everything

They did hype it up like they wanted to make it a big thing for the last 2 weeks but that man deserves his woodpecker and great tit footage showed aswell so if that was reason they didn't use more the footage
I am fine with it.

But I am sorry if the hype off the researchers in the emails as let you down, Probably my fault for over sharing. 

Look forward to you putting on videos from the wrens now Paul

And its over!!! Great show.

Well done Paul...You got the first story of the night!!! So exciting. What a great thing to be able to say!!

The great tit / woodpecker story was also incredible...and actually I think you and Stephen Langley both deserved a bit more air time showing your footage and a follow up phone interview too.

Personally, I feel the viewers could have done less of seeing the short eared owl hunting field voles and had more of your multi species parenting stories ...but whatever!!!

On a side note, I was delighted to see lady filming the badger family was using exact same trail camera I just bought this morning!!! (or "trap camera" as they were calling it).

If I had any niggling doubts about my purchase, well... I definitely don't now!! Lol!!

Yes I think that is the case Sue, I think if the clip of the woodpecker chicks being fed by a great tit didn't come in they would of feature more of my footage.
I mean they had it all, But I am not bitter about it. That footage had just as much right to be shown then mine!
But I am happy so don't worry the fact my twitter got a plug on telly made my night, I asked them none stop to feature "WildlifePaul" and my twitter. 


But yes the hype in them emails didn't match what they did, I think it would of if they didn't get the woodpecker / GT footage though.
I am sorry if you all are disappointed though   you all read the emails and seen all the footage they asked for so although I was expecting the "more airtime" they wanted to give it I do understand them wanting to show that other clip aswell, But yes sorry if you all feel let down but I am happy don't worry. 

P.s Just went back and looked at it again...

You know what? I think that Great tit was not actually "feeding" that woodpecker chick at all!!!...looked to me like it was trying to draw it out from the nest!!

He wouldn't actually give the woodpecker chick the caterpillar. It kept pulling it back...until the chick eventually grabbed it from the Great tits beak.

Maybe the Great tit had designs on a 2nd brood in that tree trunk and wanted that woodpecker out...hmmm.

Paul, looking back on it now, it was an opener on spring watch and as you say wildlife Paul got his twitter account mentioned, things may develop from that ,you never know.
glad you are thrilled and not disappointed that's the main thing. Congrats for the famous 'Wildlife Paul "  

Thank you Brian and thank you everyone for the comments,
I would of loved them to show more of the footage I sent but I do think Stephen clip of the GT and Woodpecker chicks did deserve the airtime even if it reduced my airtime. 
Plus side is my clips opened tonight's show, My twitter got a plug and they used my "WildlifePaul" naming which I really wanted.
I've managed to build my twitter up to a few thousand followers so that platform does mean everything to me so for me any footage shown I wanted the wildlifepaul plug!

I'll post a little update of the wren's tomorrow, I think we have 5 chicks (seen 5 beaks at once) sadly the male bird is no where to be seen with his own brood.
So female is doing it alone, I've done everything to try and get her to use the mealworms it just isn't happening at all, Hopefully she managers to get a few fledgling.
But little update from that nest tomorrow I promise 

Once again if tonights springwatch left anyone disappointed of them not showing all the footage, I'm sorry, the email exchange you all seen with the researchers did suggest all the footage would be shown and made into a story.
I think this would of still been the case if they didn't get the footage of the GT with the woodpecker chicks but I am happy with just being featured so don't worry about me, I'm grateful for anything! 

Hi Paul
Watched your segment with excited anticipation but  like the others I didn't feel they gave you long enough. However, we have to remember they do get lots and lots of clips and photo's sent in so the fact that yours was chosen out of possibly thousands was more than lucky.I wish they had explained a little more about cross species parenting but never mind. I enjoyed seeing your name up there on my telly and don't forget it was seen by probably millions of viewers, I have only been on local news giving my opinion of our local hospital hygiene! If you are happy with what they did then that is fine. 

Great footage of Robin and Blackbird don't they just love meal worms!!

Well as promised, Little video clip of the Wren nest! 
I will post a little picture below of her aswell, She is working hard at the moment so hoping for a success for her!

P.s Benn seen springwatch with his wife (didn't tell him my clips was going to be shown) and he messaged this morning on twitter so trying to get him back on the forum again! 

Lovely clip of wren Paul.  Re Benn, tell him to read his thread on here and see how much support he has. 
Sue

Picking up on this Kathy, I was on telly alot in my late teen's, I had a 3 month contract with Hollyoaks when I was 17 fresh out of school, I was an actor (probably be a shock to most of you)
I'll post a little picture below of me going over my lines with Ricky Whittle he played the police man on hollyoaks "Calvin" for many years.
Believe it or not I played a "thug"   and at time my 3 month contract was basically a yearly wage of someone, Hollyoaks made me land alot of roles in the west end, I did beauty and the beast and chicago the musical, I did alot of advert work everything was going great then my auntie was murdered, And my world turned upside down. 
My acting agent was calling with jobs and I wasn't interested at all in the end the calls stopped coming, I turned down another 6 month contract with Hollyoaks in 2010 which now I regret massively now, But being on set learning lines and being on TV acting normal when you've just had someone so close to you murdered just wasn't going to happen in my head.

And now at 30, My old agent is always in contact with me and wants me back on his books but I think, Am good enough for tv acting anymore? am I good looking enough? Do I still have what I had in my teens "talent" wise.

So springwatch for me was never about being on "telly" Springwatch for me was just being able to show what I love and a bigger range of people seeing my footage!

Sorry for sharing my little life story of my acting, I have all the footage on discs somewhere in storage to show my kids in years to come I was a "cool dad" haha so hopefully you all know now it was never about just being on TV for me so that is why I am happy with the feature.


Anyway here is 17 year old paul with his wog head going over lines with Ricky Whittle at hollyoaks.