POACHED brings viewers inside the bizarre underworld of illegal wild bird egg collecting by following convicted egg offenders as they evade an army of bird lovers and wildlife crime police during “Operation Egg” in Britain. Egg thieves are motivated by desire for the beauty of the egg and the thrill of the chase. Thousands of eggs confiscated in police raids have been found strapped under beds, beneath floorboards, and in secret rooms. As these “eggers” confront the destructiveness of their behaviour towards the very birds they profess to love, we wonder whether they can be redeemed and harnessed for good.