A FORMER policeman's detailed account of a trip to steal golden eagles' eggs in the Western Isles has helped convict him of possessing 650 wild bird eggs he collected.
Michael Upson, who was a serving officer at the time of the offences, pled guilty during a hearing at Norwich Magistrates, where he will be sentenced today.
The conviction marks the end of a successful investigation by the Norfolk and Suffolk constabularies and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
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