A gamekeeper who beat a wild bird to death with a stick on a pheasant shooting estate has been fined. Thomas Munday was ...

On 12 January 2026, at Scarborough Magistrates Court, Thomas Munday pleaded guilty to killing a Buzzard and was fined £1,215.

The National Gamekeepers’ Organisation was equally clear, confirming Mr Munday was not and never had been a member. “Such behaviour has no place in responsible land or wildlife management, the ...

A Gamekeeper filmed brutally killing a protected Buzzard has been fined £1,215. Thomas Munday pleaded guilty to killing the Buzzard and was fined at Scarborough Magistrates Court today (Monday).

This is the brutal moment a buzzard was beaten to death in a cage trap by a masked gamekeeper.

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has strongly condemned the illegal killing of a buzzard after a gamekeeper ...

Distressing video of gamekeeper beating buzzard to death. Video: RSPB ...

Thomas Munday, 35, appeared at Scarborough Magistrate's court charged with killing the bird, which is a protected species, ...