# The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994 S.I. 1994/1151 · made 25 April 1994 Section 7 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the Act”), together with regulations made under that section, provide for the registration and ringing of captive birds included in Schedule 4 to the Act. Made under: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Section 22) ## Introductory text WILDLIFE Made 25th April 1994 Laid before Parliament 3rd May 1994 Coming into force 24th May 1994 The Secretary of State— having given any local authority affected and any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations wth respect to the subject matter of this Order; having consulted with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, being the advisory body he considers is best able to advise him as to whether this Order should be made; in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 24th May 1994. ## 2 Variation of Schedule The following birds are hereby removed from Schedule 4 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981— Common name Scientific name Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Bee-eater Merops apiaster Bittern Botaurus stellaris Bittern, Little Ixobrychus minutus Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Corncrake Crex crex Crake, Spotted Porzana porzana Curlew, Stone Burhinus oedicnemus Divers (all species) Gavia spp Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Duck, Long-tailed Clangula hyemalis Falcons (all species except the following): Falconidae (all species except the following): Falcon, Barbary Falco pelegrinoides Falcon, Gyr Falco rusticolus Falcon, Peregrine Falco peregrinus Forest-Falcon, Plumbeous Micrastur plumbeus Hobby Falco subbuteo Kestrel, Lesser Falco naumanni Kestrel, Mauritius Falco punctatus Merlin Falco columbarius Godwit, Black-tailed Limosa limosa Grebe, Black-necked Podiceps nigricollis Grebe, Slavonian Podiceps auritus Greenshank Tringa nebularia Hawks, True (all species except the following): Accipitridae (all species except the following): Buzzard, Honey Pernis apivorus Eagle, Adalbert Aquila adalberti Eagle, Golden Aquila chrysaetos Eagle, Geat Philippine Pithecophaga jefferyi Eagle, Imperial Aquila heliaca Eagle, New Guinea Harpyopsis novaeguineae Eagle, White-tailed Haliaeetus albicilla Fish-Eagle, Madagascar Haliaeetus vociferoides Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Harrier, Hen Circus cyaneus Harrier, Marsh Circus aeruginosus Harrier, Montagu Circus pygargus Hawk, Galapagos Buteo galapagoensis Hawk, Grey-backed Leucopternis occidentalis Hawk, Hawaiian Buteo solitarius Hawk, Ridgway Buteo ridgwayi Hawk, White-necked Leucopternis lacernulata Hawk-Eagle, Wallace Spizaetus nanus Honey-Buzzard, Black Henicopernis infuscatus Kite, Red Milvus milvus Sea-Eagle, Pallas Haliaeetus leucoryphus Sea-Eagle, Steller Haliaeetus pelagicus Serpent-Eagle, Andaman Spilornis elgini Serpent-Eagle, Madagascar Eutriorchis astur Serpent-Eagle, Mountain Spilornis kinabaluensis Sparrowhawk, Gundlach Accipiter gundlachi Sparrowhawk, Imitator Accipiter imitator Sparrowhawk, New Britain Accipiter brachyurus Sparrowhawk, Small) Accipiter nanus) Hoopoe Upupa epops Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Petrel, Leach's Oceanodroma leucorhoa Phalarope, Red-necked Phalaropus lobatus Plover, Kentish Charadrius alexandrinus Plover, Little-ringed Charadrius dubius Quail, Common Coturnix coturnix Rosefinch, Scarlet Carpodacus erythrinus Ruff Philomachus pugnax Sandpiper, Green Tringa ochropus Sandpiper, Purple Calidris maritima Sandpiper, Wood Tringa glareola Scoter, Common Melanitta nigra Scoter, Velvet Melanitta fusca Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Stilt, Black-winged Himantopus himantopus Stint, Temminck Calidris temminckii Tern, Black Chlidonias niger Tern, Little Sterna albifrons Tern, Roseate Sterna dougallii Treecreeper, Short-toed Certhia brachydactyla Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus ## 3 Variation of Schedule In Schedule 4 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, at the end of the list of birds there shall be inserted— “Any bird one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a bird of a kind specified in the foregoing provisions of this Schedule.” ## Signature Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Robert Atkins Minister of State Department of the Environment 25th April 1994 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) Section 7 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the Act”), together with regulations made under that section, provide for the registration and ringing of captive birds included in Schedule 4 to the Act. Article 2 of this Order removes the birds listed in that Article from Schedule 4 to the Act and Article 3 adds to that Schedule hybrids of birds specified in that Schedule. From the coming into force of this Order the birds included in Schedule 4 to the Act will be— Common name Scientific name Bunting, Cirl Emberiza cirlus Bunting, Lapland Calcarius lapponicus Bunting, Snow Plectrophenax nivalis Buzzard, Honey Pernis apivorus Eagle, Adalbert's Aquila adalberti Eagle, Golden Aquila chrysaetos Eagle, Great Philippine Pithecophaga jefferyi Eagle, Imperial Aquila heliaca Eagle, New Guinea Harpyopsis novaeguineae Eagle, White-tailed Haliaeetus albicilla Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Crossbills (all species) Loxia spp Falcon, Barbary Falco pelegrinoides Falcon, Gyr Falco rusticolus Falcon, Peregrine Falco peregrinus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus Fish-Eagle, Madagascar Haliaeetus vociferoides Forest-Falcon, Plumbeous Micrastur plumbeus Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Harrier, Hen Circus cyaneus Harrier, Marsh Circus aeruginosus Harrier, Montagu Circus pygargus Hawk, Galapagos Buteo galapagoensis Hawk, Grey-backed Leucopternis occidentalis Hawk, Hawaiian Buteo solitarius Hawk, Ridgway Buteo ridgwayi Hawk, White-necked Leucopternis lacernulata Hawk-Eagle, Wallace Spizaetus nanus Hobby Falco subbuteo Common name Scientific name Honey-Buzzard, Black Henicopernis infuscatus Kestrel, Lesser Falco naumanni Kestrel, Mauritius Falco punctatus Kite, Red Milvus milvus Merlin Falco columbarius Oriole, Golden Oriolus oriolus Osprey Pandion haliaetus Redstart, Black Phoenicurus ochruros Redwing Turdus iliacus Sea-Eagle, Pallas Haliaeetus leucoryphus Sea-Eagle, Stellers 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, New Britain Accipiter brachyurus Sparrowhawk, Gundlach's Accipiter gundlachi Sparrowhawk, Imitator Accipiter imitator Sparrowhawk, Small Accipiter nanus Tit, Bearded Panurus biarmicus Tit, Crested Parus cristatus Warbler, Cetti Cettia cetti Warbler, Dartford Sylvia undata Warbler, Marsh Acrocephalus palustris Warbler, Savi Locustella luscinioides Woodlark Lullula arborea Wryneck Jynx torquilla Any bird one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a bird of a kind specified in the above list. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1151 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-order-1994 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.