Britain's most prolific egg thief jailed for fourth time for snatching 700 from the nests of UK's rarest birds

One of Britain's most prolific egg thieves who scoured the country to steal almost 700 eggs from seriously endangered birds was jailed for six months today.  


Despite being jailed three times previously for identical offences, Matthew Gonshaw, 49, from Bow, east London, donned climbing equipment to steal entire nests - including those of ospreys, golden eagles and peregrine falcons.  


Some of the stolen eggs are believed to have had chicks in them nearly ready to hatch, which would have been killed as he prepared the shells for display.     More Read