A man who killed wild birds in the Stewartry has narrowly avoided jail.
Barry Nicolle left poisoned bait around his land at Wickerty Snook near Springholm – some of it just yards from the village primary school.
The use of banned poisons such as bendiocarb and aldicarb led to the deaths of five red kites as well as 10 rooks, which were found in the school playground.
