Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 No. 15

Amendments to the Wildlife Order N.I.

Protection of nests of certain birds N.I.

4—(1) The Wildlife Order is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 4(1) (protection of wild birds, their nests and eggs) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) at any other time takes, damages or destroys the nest of any wild bird included in Schedule A1; or

(bb) obstructs or prevents any wild bird from using its nest; or”.

(3) Before Schedule 1 insert—

Article 4

“SCHEDULE A1 N.I. BIRDS WHICH RE-USE THEIR NESTS

NOTE: The first column of this Schedule, which gives the common name or names, is included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, only the second column is to be taken into account.”.
Common name	Scientific name
Eagle, Golden	Aquila chrysaetos
Eagle, White-tailed	Haliaetus albicilla
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
Owl, Barn	Tyto alba
Peregrine	Falco peregrinus
Kite, Red	Milvus milvus