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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

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SCHEDULE 3Birds which may be Sold

PART IAlive at all Times if Ringed and Bred in Captivity

Common nameScientific name
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BramblingFringilla raontifringilla
BullfinchPyrrhuia pyrrhula
Bunting, ReedEmberiza schoeniclus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchCarduelis chloris
JackdawCorvus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
LinnetCarduelis cannabina
MagpiePica pica
Owl, BarnTyto alba
RedpollCarduelis flammea
SiskinCarduelis spinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrush, SongTurdus philomelos
TwiteCarduelis flavirostris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella

PART IIDead at all Times

Common nameScientific name
Pigeon, FeralColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus

PART IIIDead from 1st September to 28th February

Common nameScientific name
CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
CootFulica atra
Duck, TuftedAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PintailAnas acuta
Plover, Golden PochardPluvialis apricaria Aythya ferina
ShovelerAnas clypeata
Snipe, CommonGallinago gallinago
TealAm :recca
WigeonAnas penelope
WoodcockScolopax rusticola

NOTE. The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are ii uded by way of guidance only ; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.

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