Appeal after rare Merlin Falcon chicks swiped from nest

Police are appealing for information after the suspected theft of four Merlin Falcon chicks from a nest.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Jul 2016, 15:51 BST
Updated 5th Jul 2016, 17:52 BST

Some time between Saturday, June 18 and Thursday, June 30, the chicks were removed from a nest in the Goyt Valley, which was situated on land to the east of the Cat and Fiddle pub.

The nest was being monitored by a local raptor group who reported the theft to police after finding no evidence the chicks had been killed by another animal.

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Merlin Falcons, the UK’s smallest bird of prey, are protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, making it an offence to take, injure or kill a bird or to take, damage or destroy its nest, eggs or young.

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Witnesses or anyone with information should call Derbyshire Police wildlife co-ordinator Liz Hadfield on 101, quoting incident number 230 of July 1.

Alternatively, send her a message online by visiting the Contact Us section of our website www.derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us.

You can also call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.