# The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (England) Order 2008, Article 3: Variation of Schedule 4

Extent: E+W

(1) Schedule 4 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (birds which must be registered and ringed if kept in captivity) is amended as follows.
(2) The following birds are omitted-
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
Shrike, Red-Backed
Eremophila alpestris
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
(3) 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” are omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2356/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-england-order-2008/article-3
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