Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Scotland) Order 2009, and comes into force on 21st December 2009.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
Variation of Schedule 4
2.—(1) The following birds are removed from Schedule 4(1) to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”) (birds which must be registered and ringed if kept in captivity):—
Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Bunting, Cirl | Emberiza cirlus |
| Bunting, Lapland | Calcarius lapponicus |
| Bunting, Snow | Plectrophenax nivalis |
| Eagle, Adalbert’s | Aquila adalberti |
| Eagle, Great Philippine | Pithecophaga jefferyi |
| Eagle, Imperial | Aquila heliaca |
| Eagle, New Guinea | Harpyopsis novaeguineae |
| Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
| Crossbills (all species) | Loxia spp |
| Falcon, Barbary | Falco pelegrinoides |
| Falcon, Gyr | Falco rusticolus |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris |
| Firecrest | Regulus ignicapillus |
| Fish-Eagle, Madagascar | Haliaeetus vociferoides |
| Forest-Falcon, Plumbeous | Micrastur plumbeus |
| Harrier, Hen | Circus cyaneus |
| Hawk, Galapagos | Buteo galapagoensis |
| Hawk, Grey-backed | Leucopternis occidentalis |
| Hawk, Hawaiian | Buteo solitarius |
| Hawk, Ridgway’s | Buteo ridgwayi |
| Hawk, White-necked | Leucopternis lacernulata |
| Hawk-Eagle, Wallace’s | Spizaetus nanus |
| Hobby | Falco subbuteo |
| Honey-Buzzard, Black | Henicopernis infuscatus |
| Kestrel, Lesser | Falco naumanni |
| Kestrel, Mauritius | Falco punctatus |
| Kite, Red | Milvus milvus |
| Oriole, Golden | Oriolus oriolus |
| Redstart, Black | Phoenicurus ochruros |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus |
| Sea-Eagle, Pallas’ | Haliaeetus leucoryphus |
| Sea-Eagle, Steller’s | Haliaeetus pelagicus |
| Serin | Serinus serinus |
| Serpent-Eagle, Andaman | Spilornis elgini |
| Serpent-Eagle, Madagascar | Eutriorchis astur |
| Serpent-Eagle, Mountain | Spilornis kinabaluensis |
| Shorelark | Eremophila alpestris |
| Shrike, Red-Backed | Lanius collurio |
| Sparrowhawk, Gundlach’s | Accipiter gundlachi |
| Sparrowhawk, Imitator | Accipiter imitator |
| Sparrowhawk, New Britain | Accipiter brachyurus |
| Sparrowhawk, Small | Accipiter nanus |
| Tit, Bearded | Panurus biarmicus |
| Tit, Crested | Parus cristatus |
| Warbler, Cetti’s | Cettia cetti |
| Warbler, Dartford | Sylvia undata |
| Warbler, Marsh | Acrocephalus palustris |
| Warbler, Savi’s | Locustella luscinioides |
| Woodlark | Lullula arborea |
| Wryneck | Jynx torquilla |
(2) The words “Any bird one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a bird of a kind specified in the foregoing provisions of this Schedule” at the end of the list of birds in Schedule 4 to the 1981 Act are omitted.
Revocation
3. Article 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994(2) is revoked.
R CUNNINGHAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th November 2009