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A prolific egg collector was found to have illegally hoarded 1000’s of rare birds’ eggs in Norfolk.
Daniel Lingham, 71, of Newton St Faith pleaded responsible to 5 offences on Tuesday 20 February together with taking eggs from a non-schedule 1 wild bird specifically a Nightjar and possessing an egg or its elements of a non-schedule 1 wild bird.
The 71-year-old, who has two earlier convictions for comparable crimes, was caught after on a wildlife lure digital camera filmed him stealing two eggs from a Nightjar nest in Holt Lowes.
A police search found 2995 eggs at his home, together with a few of non-native species and 2429 native birds’ eggs protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
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