Schedule 4

Schedule 4 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981

Birds which must be registered and ringed if kept in captivity

Name Latin Date Notes
Storm-petrels Hydrobatidae
Leach’s Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Divers Gaviidae
Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Grebes Podicipedidae
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Bitterns and Herons Ardeidae
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Ibises and Spoonbills Threskiornithidae
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Waterfowl Anatidae
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Birds of Prey
(Birds of Prey) Accipitriformes 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151(some)
Falcons Falconiformes 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151(some)
Hawks and eagles Accipitridae
Andaman Serpent Eagle Spilornis elgini 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Black Honey Buzzard Henicopernis infuscata 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Dwarf Sparrow Hawk Accipiter nanus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Galapagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1994 Any bird of whose parent or other lineal ancestor was a bird of this kind
Wording removed by- Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1994 Any bird of whose parent or other lineal ancestor was a bird of this kind
Wording removed by- Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Grey-backed Hawk Leucopternis occidentalis 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Gundlach’s Hawk Accipiter gundlachii 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Hawaiian Hawk Buteo solitarius 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 1994
Imitator Sparrow Hawk Accipiter imitator 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Imperial Eagle Haliaeetus heliaca 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Kinabalu Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Madagascar Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Madagascar Serpent Eagle Eutriorchis astur 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1994 Any bird of whose parent or other lineal ancestor was a bird of this kind
Wording removed by- Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus 1994 Any bird of whose parent or other lineal ancestor was a bird of this kind
Wording removed by- Statutory Instrument No. 2356
New Britain Collared Sparrow Hawk Accipiter brachyurus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
New Guinea Harpy Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Phillipine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Red Kite Milvus milvus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Ridgway’s Hawk Buteo ridgwayi 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Steller’s Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Wallace’s Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nanus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
White-necked Hawk Leucopternis lacernulata 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1994 Any bird of whose parent or other lineal ancestor was a bird of this kind
Wording removed by- Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Osprey Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1994 Any bird of whose parent or other lineal ancestor was a bird of this kind
Wording removed by- Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Falcons Falconidae
Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Hobby Falco subbuteo 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Mauritius Kestrel Falco punctatus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Merlin Falco columbarius 1994 Any bird of whose parent or other lineal ancestor was a bird of this kind
Wording removed by- Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Peregrine Falco peregrinus 1994 Any bird of whose parent or other lineal ancestor was a bird of this kind
Wording removed by- Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Plumbeous Forest Falcon Micrastur plumbeous 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Partridges, Pheasants, etc. Phasianidae
Quail Coturnix coturnix 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Crakes and Rails Rallidae
Corncrake Crex crex 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Stilts and Avocets Recurvirostridae
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Thick-knees Burhinidae
Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Plovers Charadriidae
Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Waders Scolopacidae
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Ruff Philomachus pugnax 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Terns Sternidae
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Little Tern Sterna albifrons 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Kingfishers Alcedinidae
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Bee-eaters Meropidae
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Hoopoe Upupidae
Hoopoe Upupa epops 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Woodpeckers Picidae
Wryneck Jynx torquilla 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Larks Alaudidae
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Woodlark Lullula arborea 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Chats, Starts, Thrushes and Forktails Turdidae
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Redwing Turdus iliacus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Warblers Sylviidae
Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Babblers and allies Timaliidae
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Tits Paridae
Crested Tit Parus cristatus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Treecreepers Certhiidae
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Orioles Oriolidae
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Shrikes Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Crows and allies Corvidae
Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Finches Fringillidae
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Scarlet Grosbeak Carpodacus erythrinus 1994 Removed 1994 Statutory Instrument No. 1151
Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Serin Serinus serinus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Buntings and nearctic Sparrows Emberizidae
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 2008 Removed 2008 – Statutory Instrument No. 2356

2 comments

  1. Alison Littlewood says:
    July 16, 2013 at 9:28 am

    Further amendments to Schedule 4 were made in 2008 and now only 9 species are listed on Schedule 4 and require to be registered.

    See: http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/bird-registration/which-birds/

  2. UKW says:
    August 13, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    Thanks for pointing that out Alison – the schedule has been updated.

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