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The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994
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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.
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