Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A serial collector of birds' eggs tried to incubate some of his haul at home.
Terrance Potter tried to hatch golden plover and curlew eggs. They were among almost 200 eggs found in a collection stashed in drawers, cabinets, and plastic boxes.
Three of seven he tried to raise were recovered by the RSPB and sent to a hatchery where they were successfully reared and released into the wild.
Now Potter, who had a previous conviction for raiding nests, has been given a suspended prison sentence. At Sheffield Magistrates’ Court, Potter, 63, was given a 12-week sentence, suspended for 12 months, for offences relating to the taking and possession of wild birds’ eggs.
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