# The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994, Note: 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/note (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-order-1994/note Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.