Without prejudice to Articles 7 and 9, Member States shall take the requisite measures to establish a general system of protection for all species of birds referred to in Article 1, prohibiting in particular:

1. (a)

   deliberate killing or capture by any method;

2. (b)

   deliberate destruction of, or damage to, their nests and eggs or removal of their nests;

3. (c)

   taking their eggs in the wild and keeping these eggs even if empty;

4. (d)

   deliberate disturbance of these birds particularly during the period of breeding and rearing, in so far as disturbance would be significant having regard to the objectives of this Directive;

5. (e)

   keeping birds of species the hunting and capture of which is prohibited.