WILD BIRDS AND THE LAW: SCOTLAND - RSPB

crow, carrion
crow, hooded
cuckoo
curlew
dipper
divers, all species
dotterel
dove, collared
dove, all other species
duck, long-tailed
duck, tufted
dunlin
dunnock
eagle, golden
eagle, white-tailed
eider
falcon, gyr
fieldfare
May be killed or taken by authorised persons
(including destruction of nests/eggs) under the
terms of certain General Licences.
May be killed or taken by authorised persons
(including destruction of nests/eggs) under the
terms of certain General Licences.
Protected at all times.
Protected at all times.
Protected at all times.
Specially protected at all times.
Specially protected at all times.
May be killed or taken by authorised persons
(including destruction of nests/eggs) under the
terms of certain General Licences.
Protected at all times.
Specially protected at all times.
Protected in close season. May be shot from
1 Sept–31 Jan (to 20 Feb in areas below high
water mark). May be sold dead 1 Sept–28 Feb.
General Licence permits sale of captive-bred
birds and their eggs.
Protected at all times.
Protected at all times. May be competitively
exhibited or sold if captive-bred and fitted
with approved close-ring.
Specially protected at all times. Must be ringed
and registered if kept in captivity. Subject to
sales controls under COTES 97 (see page 37).
Specially protected at all times. May not be
subjected to harassment at any time.
Habitually-used nests are protected when not
in use. Must be ringed and registered if kept in
captivity. Subject to sales controls under
COTES 97 (see page 37).
Protected at all times. General Licence permits
sale of captive-bred birds and their eggs.
Specially protected at all times. Must be ringed
and registered if kept in captivity. Subject to
sales controls under COTES 97 (see page 37).
Specially protected at all times. Must be ringed
and registered if kept in captivity.
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