Steal an egg, go to jail

A man has been jailed for stealing hundreds of eggs from the nests of some of Scotland's rarest birds. Anthony Higham, from Runcorn in Cheshire, was jailed for four months at Northwich Magistrates Court, after he admitted owning a collection of more than 800 rare birds' eggs.

The court heard that Higham climbed and abseiled into nesting sites in what the prosecution called a military-style operation. Eggs belonging to ospreys, choughs, golden eagles, peregrine falcons and a goshawk were taken from nests by Higham and were later found in a collection stored in a house in Widnes.

Posted by David on April 10, 2003 6:02 PM