Published 15 days ago

Prolific egg thief spared jail after stealing thousands of wild bird eggs

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A prolific egg collector has avoided a prison sentence after he stole almost 3,000 wild bird eggs from their nests. Daniel Lingham, 71, of Norfolk, was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail - suspended for 18 months - today, after a police raid of his home on 25 July last year uncovered 2,995 wild bird eggs - with some hidden behind a bath panel and others hoarded in his bedroom.

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BBC News

Norfolk egg-collecting addict Daniel Lingham spared jail

Daniel Lingham, 71, is sentenced again for illegally collecting thousands of wild eggs.

15 days ago·United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Prolific egg thief spared jail after stealing thousands of wild bird eggs

Daniel Lingham was caught on a wildlife camera last June taking nightjar eggs from a nature reserve near Holt in Norfolk. The 71 year old was found with more than 2,400 protected eggs

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Prolific egg thief Daniel Lingham sentenced for third time for stealing thousands of wild bird eggs in Norfolk

This is the third time Daniel Lingham, 71, has been sentenced for egg theft offences.

15 days ago·United Kingdom

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Die Presse

“Eier-hungry”: Man in England watches thousands of bird eggs

A 71-year-old man collected the eggs of wild birds, including endangered birds, in his apartment. He was sentenced to twelve weeks of probation - and to twelve months of psychiatric treatment.

15 days ago·Vienna, Austria

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Spiegel

England: Thousands of bird eggs obeyed – probation for 71-year-olds

A wild camera caught the thief on the spot. Now it was about the punishment for the man who collected eggs from wild birds – and thus did not stand trial for the first time.

15 days ago·Germany

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