1982 No. 1220

WILDLIFE

Wildlife and Countryside (Ringing of Certain Birds) Regulations 1982

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into Operation

The Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England, the Secretary of State for Scotland as respects Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, hereby make the following regulations:—

Title, commencement, interpretation and application

1

1

These regulations may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside (Ringing of Certain Birds) Regulations 1982, and shall come into operation on 28th September 1982.

2

These regulations apply for the purposes of references in section 6(5) of the Act.

3

In these regulations:

  • “approved supplier” means any supplier specified in Schedule 1 to these regulations;

  • “close ring” means a continuous ring or band, without any break or join, for ringing a bird;

  • “ring” means any ring or band for ringing a bird;

  • “Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for the Environment;

  • “the Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;

and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.

4

Any reference in these regulations to a bird to which these regulations apply is a reference to a bird included in Part I of Schedule 3 which was bred in captivity.

Ringing

2

Any bird to which these regulations apply which immediately before the date on which these regulations come into operation was close ringed, or was otherwise ringed for the purpose of being shown for competition, may continue to be so ringed for the period of three years beginning on that date.

3

1

Subject as mentioned in regulation 2 above, any bird to which these regulations apply shall be close ringed with a ring of a size no larger than the size specified in Schedule 2 to these regulations.

2

Any such ring as is mentioned in paragraph (1) above shall be obtained from an approved supplier, and the application for the ring shall—

a

be made by the keeper, or prospective keeper, of the bird to be ringed;

b

provide details of its parents, or prospective parents; and

c

in the case of a bird in being, specify its age and (where known) its sex.

Michael R.D. HeseltineSecretary of State for the Environment
George YoungerSecretary of State for Scotland

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Michael RobertsParliamentary Under Secretary of StateWelsh Office

SCHEDULE 1APPROVED SUPPLIERS

1

  1. The British Bird Council

  2. 35

    Chatham Road

  3. Kingston-upon-Thames

  4. Surrey

  5. KT1 3AB.

2

  1. The International Ornithological Association

  2. 7

    Cleve Road

  3. Sidcup

  4. Kent

  5. DA14 4RF.

SCHEDULE 2SIZES OF RING

Common name

Scientific name

Size of ring (internal diameter, in millimetres)

Blackbird

Turdus merula

4.4

Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

2.7

Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

2.5

Bunting, Reed

Emberiza schoeniclus

2.7

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

2.7

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

2.9

Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

2.5

Greenfinch

Carduelis chloris

2.9

Jackdaw

Corvus monedula

7.1

Jay

Garrulus glandarius

6.0

Linnet

Carduelis cannabina

2.5

Magpie

Pica pica

7.1

Owl, Barn

Tyto alba

9.5

Redpoll

Carduelis flammea

2.4

Siskin

Carduelis spinus

2.4

Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

4.4

Thrush, Song

Turdus philomelos

3.9

Twite

Carduelis flavirostris

2.4

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

2.9

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These regulations have been made for the purposes of s.6(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and provide for the ringing of birds included in Part I of Schedule 3 to that Act and bred in captivity.