
2008 No. 2356
Wildlife, England
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (England) Order 2008
Made 1st September 2008
Laid before Parliament 5th September 2008
Coming into force 1st October 2008

For the purposes of section 26(4)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 the Secretary of State considers that no local authority is affected by this Order.
The Secretary of State has—
(a) in accordance with that provision, given any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order;
(b) in accordance with section 26(4)(b) of that Act, consulted with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, being the advisory body which the Secretary of State considers is best able to advise as to whether this Order should be made.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Secretary of State makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1 
This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (England) Order 2008, and shall come into force on 1st October 2008.
Extent and application
2 
This Order extends to England and Wales only and applies in relation to England only.
Variation of Schedule 4
3 

(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
ShorelarkShrike, Red-Backed Eremophila alpestrisLanius 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.
Revocation
4 
Article 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994 is revoked.
Jonathan Shaw
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1st September 2008