Dear Resident,

The national enforcement campaign to protect our nesting wild birds is underway for 2024. 

The taking of wild bird eggs is a serious crime yet it remains an illicit hobby for some determined individuals. Whole clutches of eggs can be taken from some of the UK’s rarest birds and stored in secret collections. New risks to wild birds have also emerged in recent years with criminals taking eggs or chicks from bird of prey nests and trading them illegally across the world. 

If you have any information on egg thieves, or those who disturb nesting birds without a licence please contact police, ask to speak to a wildlife crime officer is possible. 

Information can also be passed in confidence via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. 

Regards