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13th May 2026 A Benfleet man has been charged following an investigation into the alleged theft and illegal trade of wild birds’ eggs. David Gordon, 64, is accused of a series of offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The charges relate to the possession of large numbers of wild birds’ eggs, including 114 …
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Lewis Hall, 24, sold the wild birds of prey for sums of up to £25,700. 10th October 2024 A man convicted of illegally flogging peregrine falcon chicks has been ordered to pay back £27,000 he made from selling the birds of prey. Lewis Hall, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, sold the birds, which were snatched from the wild, from his home …
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3rd May 2024 A self-described egg collecting addict has been spared jail after he illegally amassed a collection of almost 3,000 wild birds' eggs. Daniel Lingham, 71, of Newton St Faith, Norfolk had served two prison sentences for his illegal egg collecting – in 2005 and in 2018 – before he was caught on a wildlife …
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20th February 2024 An "obsessive" wild bird egg collector is facing jail after being caught with a huge illegal hoard of almost 3,000 specimens, including some from the UK's most endangered species. Daniel Lingham, 71, was caught after he was spotted on a wildlife camera stealing two eggs from a nightjar nest at a Norfolk …
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16th January 2024 RSPB Press Release (16 January 2024) Derbyshire man caught on camera raiding peregrine falcon nest given custodial prison sentence. At Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court on 15 January 2023, Christopher Wheeldon of Darley Dale, Matlock pleaded guilty to intentionally disturbing Peregrine Falcons and taking Peregrine Falcon eggs and was sentenced to 8 weeks in …
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11th November 2022 Police Scotland has welcomed the conviction of a man and a woman after they pled guilty to destroying over 40 protected bird eggs on an island west of Durness in the Highlands. The incident happened on Tuesday, 17 May, 2022, when the pair were seen throwing and smashing the eggs on the …
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18th February 2022 Three people appeared in court last week charged with a number of offences in relation to alleged peregrine theft in the Scottish Borders. Serving police officer WPC Suzanne Hall, 43, part-time gamekeeper Timothy Hall, 46, and their 21-year-old son, Lewis Hall, all from Lamberton Holdings in Berwick-upon-Tweed. They are accused of breaching …
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23rd April 2021 Terence Potter from Huddersfield has been sentenced in court after taking 200 eggs from endangered wild birds. Mr Potter, 63, was given a 12-week sentence, suspended for 12 months, today, (23 April) at Sheffield Magistrates' Court, for offences relating to the taking and possession of wild birds’ eggs. He was charged with …
‘Obsessed’ lorry driver hoarded 500 illegal birds’ eggs 11th January 2013 Terrence Potter became “obsessed” by the colourful eggs and spent around two years gathering more for his collection. More than 500 were held illegally and included the eggs of protected species, among them owls, spoonbills, sparrowhawks and kestrels. Last year he illegally gathered the …
Terence Potter from Upper Cumberworth will appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court tomorrow 16th February 2021 A 63-year-old man is set to appear in court accused of taking almost 200 wild bird eggs including those belonging to an endangered species. Terence Potter, from Huddersfield, will appear at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Wednesday) charged with four counts …