A man and woman have been fined nearly £2,000 for destroying protected bird eggs in the Highlands. Storm Curtis, 21, from Ullapool, and Morag Morrison, 22, from Edinburgh, pled guilty to destroying over 40 protected bird eggs on Boralie Island, near the Kyle of Durness, on Tuesday, May 17.
Police have described the incident as a 'callous' and 'appalling' act, which saw the pair snatch the eggs from nesting birds at breeding time. They then deliberately smashed them up and threw them into the water on Loch Boralie.
At Tain Sheriff Court today (November 11) Curtis was slapped with a fine of £1,200 while Morrison was forced to pay £600.
