A 71-year-old man, Daniel Lingham, admitted to illegally hoarding nearly 3,000 wild bird eggs, including some protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act, in Norfolk.
A 71-year-old man with an "obsession with collecting wild birds' eggs" has admitted to illegally hoarding nearly 3,000 of them. Daniel Lingham, of Newton St Faith, was captured on a wildlife trap camera stealing two eggs from a nightjar nest in Holt Lowes, Norfolk. Police found 2,995 eggs at Lingham's home, including some from birds protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Lingham admitted to five offences relating to the illegal collection of eggs in Norwich Magistrates' Court.
February 20, 2024
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