Schedule 1
From Londonbirders
Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, amended 2000, lists birds that are scarce in the UK and protected by law. News of such birds should not be posted on the Wiki during the breeding season.
The birds protected by the Act are:
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta |
| Bee-eater | Merops apiaster |
| Bittern | Botaurus stellaris |
| Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica |
| Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla |
| Bunting, Cirl | Emberiza cirlus |
| Bunting, Lapland | Calcarius lapponicus |
| Bunting, Snow | Plectrophenax nivalis |
| Buzzard, Honey | Pernis apivorus |
| Capercaillie | Tetracurogallus |
| Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
| Corncrake | Crex crex |
| Crake, Spotted | Porzana porzana |
| Crossbills (all species) | Loxia |
| Curlew, Stone | Burhinus oedicnemus |
| Divers (all species) | Gavia |
| Dotterel | Charadrius morinellus |
| Duck, Long-tailed | Clangula hyemalis |
| Eagle, Golden | Aquila chrysaetos |
| Eagle, White-tailed | Haliaetus albicilla |
| Falcon, Gyr | Falco rusticolus |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris |
| Firecrest | Regulus ignicapillus |
| Garganey | Anas querquedula |
| Godwit, Black-tailed | Limosa limosa |
| Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
| Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis |
| Grebe, Slavonian | Podiceps auritus |
| Greenshank | Tringa nebularia |
| Gull, Little | Larus minutus |
| Gull, Mediterranean | Larus melanocephalus |
| Harriers (all species) | Circus |
| Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea |
| Hobby | Falco subbuteo |
| Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
| Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| Kite, Red | Milvus milvus |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius |
| Oriole, Golden | Oriolus oriolus |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
| Owl, Barn | Tyto alba |
| Owl, Snowy | Nyctea scandiaca |
| Peregrine | Falco peregrinus |
| Petrel, Leach's | Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
| Phalarope, Red-necked | Phalaropus lobatus |
| Plover, Kentish | Charadrius alexandrinus |
| Plover, Little Ringed | Charadrius dubius |
| Quail, Common | Coturnix coturnix |
| Redstart, Black | Phoenicurus ochruros |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus |
| Rosefinch, Scarlet | Carpodacus erythrinus |
| Ruff | Philomachus pugnax |
| Sandpiper, Green | Tringa ochropus |
| Sandpiper, Purple | Calidris maritima |
| Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola |
| Scaup | Aythya marila |
| Scoter, Common | Melanitta nigra |
| Scoter, Velvet | Melanitta fusca |
| Serin | Serinus serinus |
| Shorelark | Eremophila alpestris |
| Shrike, Red-backed | Lanius collurio |
| Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia |
| Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus |
| Stint, Temminck's | Calidris temminckii |
| Swan, Bewick's | Cygnus bewickii |
| Swan, Whooper | Cygnus cygnus |
| Tern, Black | Chlidonias niger |
| Tern, Little | Sterna albifrons |
| Tern, Roseate | Sterna dougallii |
| Tit, Bearded | Panurus biarmicus |
| Tit, Crested | Parus cristatus |
| Treecreeper, Short-toed | Certhia brachydactyla |
| Warbler, Cetti's | Cettia cetti |
| Warbler, Dartford | Sylvia undata |
| Warbler, Marsh | Acrocephalus palustris |
| Warbler, Savi's | Locustella luscinioides |
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus |
| Woodlark | Lullula arborea |
| Wryneck | Jynx torquilla |
Reference: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)
