Inspection device for inspecting eggs for irregularities, said inspection device comprising: - a conveyer unit (5, 13) comprising egg receiving holders, wherein said receiving holders are situated such that they form a uniform grid of receiving holders, wherein said conveyer unit (5, 13) is arranged for conveying, in a conveying direction, eggs received in said receiving holders, - an image recording unit (2, 3) positioned, in use, above said conveyer unit and arranged for recording images of said eggs during said conveyance, wherein each image comprises eggs in a particular uniform grid of receiving holders; - an illumination unit (4, 52) positioned, in use, below said egg receiving holders and arranged for illuminating said eggs in said particular uniform grid of receiving holders, wherein said illumination unit comprises a plurality of light sources (53a-53d, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a) each arranged to illuminate one egg in said particular uniform grid of receiving holders (17, 59), - a data processing unit arranged for determining whether eggs have irregularities based on said recorded images; characterized in that wherein said conveyer unit is arranged for rotating said eggs in said receiving holders during said conveyance, allowing said image recording unit to record multiple images of each of said eggs, wherein for each image, the egg is rotated with respect to the previous images; said illumination unit (4, 52) is arranged for illuminating said eggs in said particular uniform grid of receiving holders such that adjacent eggs, seen in said conveying direction, in said particular uniform grid are illuminated with different intensity, or said illumination unit (4, 52) is arranged for illuminating eggs in said particular uniform grid of receiving holders such that adjacent eggs, seen in said conveying directing, in said particular uniform grid are illuminated alternately - a conveyer unit (5, 13) comprising egg receiving holders, wherein said receiving holders are situated such that they form a uniform grid of receiving holders, wherein said conveyer unit (5, 13) is arranged for conveying, in a conveying direction, eggs received in said receiving holders, - an image recording unit (2, 3) positioned, in use, above said conveyer unit and arranged for recording images of said eggs during said conveyance, wherein each image comprises eggs in a particular uniform grid of receiving holders; - an illumination unit (4, 52) positioned, in use, below said egg receiving holders and arranged for illuminating said eggs in said particular uniform grid of receiving holders, wherein said illumination unit comprises a plurality of light sources (53a-53d, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a) each arranged to illuminate one egg in said particular uniform grid of receiving holders (17, 59), - a data processing unit arranged for determining whether eggs have irregularities based on said recorded images; wherein said conveyer unit is arranged for rotating said eggs in said receiving holders during said conveyance, allowing said image recording unit to record multiple images of each of said eggs, wherein for each image, the egg is rotated with respect to the previous images; said illumination unit (4, 52) is arranged for illuminating said eggs in said particular uniform grid of receiving holders such that adjacent eggs, seen in said conveying direction, in said particular uniform grid are illuminated with different intensity, or said illumination unit (4, 52) is arranged for illuminating eggs in said particular uniform grid of receiving holders such that adjacent eggs, seen in said conveying directing, in said particular uniform grid are illuminated alternately