A former reality TV star has been left with a £250,000 court bill after a dispute with his bird-breeding neighbours in a West Country hamlet. Barnes Thomas, a 29-year-old ex-London art dealer who appeared on Bear Grylls' The Island in 2018, clashed with brothers Martin and Scott Nicholas, 32 and 31 respectively, over noisy building work on his farm in St Just, Cornwall.
The Nicholas brothers, who operate a falcon-breeding business called Raptors of Penwith Ltd next to Mr Thomas's property, claimed the noise resulted in the death of three valuable falcons, including a prize-winning bird worth £150,000.
