Man hands himself in for pointing laser into Cromer Peregrine nest
Norfolk Police have confirmed that a man in 40s has handed himself following the incident on May 25th.
The incident at St Peter and St Paul's church in Cromer, Norfolk, caused the female Peregrine to leave her nest and chick "for a considerable amount of time", police said
It caused the female to flee her nest and chick, and not return for several hours.
It is a criminal offence to disturb any nesting bird, Peregrine's are also listed on Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
The man, who has not been named, handed himself in to Cromer police station on Saturday. He is said to have apologised and that he had made a genuine mistake.
The man has not been charged and the incident has been dealt with by way of a community resolution. The laser will be destroyed and the man has agreed to make a donation to the Cromer Peregrine Project.
Speaking to the BBC Chris Skipper from the project said: "It's good he handed himself in, rather than us not knowing who did it, or why he did it.
"She [the Peregrine] doesn't expect to have the box bathed in green light at that time of night."
Mr Skipper added that the falcons were now "back to normal" and the chick fledged for the first time on Monday.
6 June 2024
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