Shropshire man used live quails to illegally capture wild birds, court told
Two live quails were allegedly used as bait in a wild bird trap, a court has heard.
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Neil Gordon Wainwright, 54, is accused of using the animals in an area of Shropshire countryside.
It is alleged Wainwright used a Larsen trap, which is made of wood and wire and uses a live animal to attract another into the cage.
He was accused of attempting to trap wild birds in Birch Hill Wood, in Gatten, Stiperstones.
He did not enter pleas to five charges relating to using a trap to kill or take a wild bird.
