Environmental management – collection

Bird licences

Licences for activities affecting birds.

Contents

Treat and rehabilitate birds

1. Wild birds: licence to keep them for rehabilitation

   • 1 January 2015
   • Form

2. Wild birds: licence for vets to rehabilitate them

   • 1 January 2015
   • Form

Licences for fisheries

1. Licence to protect fisheries from fish-eating birds or mammals

   • 6 October 2014
   • Form

2. Cormorants: apply for the management and licensing trial

   • 1 June 2014
   • Form

Sell birds and eggs

1. Wild birds: licence to sell captive bred live wild birds

   • 1 January 2015
   • Form

2. Wild birds: licence to sell dead wild birds

   • 1 January 2015
   • Form

3. Wild birds: licence to sell them without correct rings

   • 28 February 2014
   • Form

4. Mealy redpoll: licence to sell and exhibit ringed mealy redpoll

   • 1 January 2015
   • Form

5. Black headed gulls: licence for retailers and restaurateurs to sell eggs

   • 1 January 2015
   • Form

6. Black headed gulls: licence to take or sell their eggs

   • 28 February 2014
   • Form

7. Black headed gulls: licence to sell eggs for human consumption

   • 28 February 2014
   • Form

Keep and exhibit birds

1. Wild birds: licence to show captive bred birds competitively

   • 1 January 2015
   • Form

2. Birds: licence to keep them in show cages for training

   • 1 January 2015
   • Form

Kill, take or disturb birds

1. Wild birds: licence to disturb, kill or take for science

   • 28 February 2014
   • Form

2. Wild birds: licence to disturb, kill or take for health or safety

   • 28 February 2014
   • Form

3. Wild birds: licence to take or kill to prevent damage or disease

   • 9 January 2015
   • Form

4. Wild birds: licence to take or kill for health or safety purposes

   • 9 January 2015
   • Form

5. Wild birds: licence to take or kill for conservation purposes

   • 9 January 2015
   • Form

6. Wild birds: licence to remove abandoned or unsuccessful eggs

   • 1 January 2015
   • Form

7. Wild birds: apply for a licence to disturb them for science

   • 28 February 2014
   • Form

8. Wild birds: apply for a licence to kill wild birds for falconry

   • 28 February 2014
   • Form

9. Wild birds: apply for a licence to disturb them for photography

   • 28 February 2014
   • Form

10. Birds: licence to catch them on food premises

    • 9 January 2015
    • Form

11. Birds: licence to kill or take them for air safety purposes

    • 9 January 2015
    • Form

12. Hen harriers: licence to feed them on grouse moors

    • 1 January 2015
    • Form

13. Ruddy ducks: licence to kill or take them

    • 1 January 2015
    • Form

14. Mallard ducks: licence to take eggs and rear and release chicks

    • 1 January 2015
    • Form

Other licences

1. Wild birds: licence to release schedule 9 species

   • 1 January 2015
   • Form

2. Wild birds: licence to incubate and rear their eggs and chicks

   • 1 January 2015
   • Form

• Published: 13 October 2014

• From: Natural England
• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs