A number of partridges are missing and some have been left dead following a theft in East Lothian.
Officers were alerted to the incident last Friday (April 26) at a small holding in East Fortune, North Berwick.
The owners checked the sheds where the partridges are housed and found a "large amount" of the birds were missing.
Some of the birds were also found dead, thought to have succumbed due to shock.
Officers say a suspicious 4x4 style vehicle, similar to a Mitsubishi L200, had been captured on private CCTV on the owner's land the previous evening.
Anyone with further information is encouraged to report this to officers via 101 as soon as possible quoting incident number 0599 of 26/04/19. Information can also be passed to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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