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Last year rumours persisted that at long last a pair of Eagle Owls in the Forest of Bowland successfully produced three fledged young. This was confirmed after the nesting site was featured by the One Show last year. The nesting ledge containing the three chicks was clearly visible, the camera taking the footage […] An English egg collector has been handed a six month prison sentence, suspended for three years, and a 5000 Lev (£2024) fine after pleading guilty to the illegal possession of 16 birds’ eggs and three taxidermy specimens by a court in Burgas, Bulgaria, today. This follows a lengthy investigation by the Burgas Police, assisted […] MEDIA RELEASE An enquiry, which started in the UK in 2009 involving the collecting and trading of wild birds’ eggs, has led to the conviction of three Swedish egg collectors today [Friday 31 January 2014] after a 23-day trial in the province of Ångermanland, in central Sweden. One of the men was jailed for a […] On 9 April 2013 at Inverness Sheriff court, Keith Liddell of Holm Dell Drive, Inverness, was sentenced to a 220 hours community service order. During an earlier trial in March there was a dramatic change in direction and he decided to plead guilty to 13 charges relating to the illegal trading in birds’ eggs […] Prison officer Kieth Liddell who admitted illegally possessing and trading in birds eggs has been ordered to carry out 220 hours unpaid community work .Liddell, 53, of Inverness, pleaded guilty last month to 11 of 13 charges relating to being involved in the illegal trade of eggs. He also admitted two of three charges relating […] Individuals who steal bird eggs will be targeted in this year’s Operation Easter. A national campaign to protect the eggs and chicks of birds of prey is under way as nesting gets into full swing. For the first time in its 16-year history, Operation Easter will be carried out by the National Wildlife Crime […] Thanks to South Devon’s pro-active Wildlife Crime Officer, PC Josh Marshall, two men have been convicted today of stealing bird’s eggs and connected offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act after a two-year operation. Marcus Betteridge, 52 years from Jubilee Road in Totnes was fined £1,000 after he pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of […] RSPB officers and police found hundreds of eggs in margarine containers Link to BBC video of Upson helping Police search his home. Michael Upson, 52 and a former Suffolk police constable who amassed a collection of 649 rare birds’ eggs has been given a suspended jail term. Norwich Magistrates’ Court heard Upson was arrested […] RSPB Media Release [singlepic id=291 w=118 h=118 float=center] A former Suffolk police officer, Michael Upson (of Sotherton, Suffolk) has pleaded guilty today at Norwich Magistrates Court of possessing 650 wild bird eggs collected while he was still in the Suffolk Constabulary. This follows a successful investigation by the Norfolk and Suffolk […] [singlepic id=523 w=320 h=240 float=left]Serial egg-collector Matthew Gonshaw is attempting to use the court of appeal to over turn his recent ASBO preventing his from travelling to Scotland where he was able to conduct most of his obsession for collecting rare and endangered birds eggs, including many raptor eggs. This was the first order of […] |
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