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| Man in court over rare egg theft | Man in court over rare egg theft |
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| A 40-year-old Cleethorpes man accused of raiding the nests of rare wild birds to amass a collection of more than 7,000 eggs, has appeared in court. | A 40-year-old Cleethorpes man accused of raiding the nests of rare wild birds to amass a collection of more than 7,000 eggs, has appeared in court. |
| Richard Pearson, of Phelps Place, is alleged to have taken chough, peregrine falcon and barn owl eggs from nests on Anglesey and in Lincolnshire. | Richard Pearson, of Phelps Place, is alleged to have taken chough, peregrine falcon and barn owl eggs from nests on Anglesey and in Lincolnshire. |
| He is also charged with possessing 653 rare eggs and 7,130 wild bird eggs. | He is also charged with possessing 653 rare eggs and 7,130 wild bird eggs. |
| Mr Pearson, charged under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, was bailed and the case adjourned until 17 May. | |