A serial bird egg thief who has been stealing the items since childhood has been spared jail after illegally amassing a collection of almost 3,000 specimens. Daniel Lingham, 71, had already served two ...

A prolific egg collector has avoided a prison sentence after he stole almost 3,000 wild bird eggs from their nests. Daniel Lingham, 71, of Norfolk, was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail - suspended for 18 ...

Thousands of rare bird eggs were found at Daniel Lingham's home near Norwich A prolific egg thief who caused "huge destruction" to rare and threatened bird species has pleaded guilty to five charges.

A self-described egg collecting addict has been handed a suspended jail-term for illegally amassing a collection of almost 3,000 wild birds’ eggs. Daniel Lingham, 71, had served two prison sentences ...

Daniel Lingham, who was also jailed in 2005 for illegally collecting 3,603 wild bird eggs over 40-years, is being treated for obsessive compulsive disorder ((PA Archive/PA Images)) A "one-man crime ...

A “one-man crime wave” who illegally collected more than 5,000 rare bird eggs has been jailed for the second time. Daniel Lingham, 65, was reported to police by a member of the public who saw him ...