Collection

Bird licences

• From: Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Part of: Wildlife and habitat conservation
• Published: 13 October 2014

Licences for activities affecting birds.

Keep and exhibit birds

1. Birds: licence to exhibit them without correct rings

   • 14 April 2015
   • Form

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

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

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

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

Kill, take or disturb birds

1. Birds: licence to catch them on food premises

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

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

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

3. Gulls: licence to control them to conserve other birds

   • 15 April 2015
   • Form

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

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

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

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

6. Ruddy ducks: licence to kill or take them

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

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

   • 17 July 2015
   • Form

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

   • 17 July 2015
   • Form

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

   • 14 April 2015
   • Form

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

    • 1 January 2017
    • Form

11. Wild birds: licence to disturb, kill or take to prevent disease or agricultural damage or for health and safety or conservation purposes

    • 31 August 2016
    • Form

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

    • 17 July 2015
    • Form

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

    • 1 January 2017
    • Form

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

    • 1 January 2017
    • Form

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

    • 1 January 2017
    • Form

16. Wild birds: report actions taken for science or photography

    • 17 July 2015
    • Form

Protect fisheries

1. Cormorants: licence to kill or take them to prevent damage to fisheries

   • 11 July 2017
   • Form

2. Licence to protect fisheries from fish-eating birds

   • 16 July 2015
   • Form

Sell birds and eggs

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

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

2. Black-headed gulls: licence to sell eggs for human consumption (A22)

   • 14 April 2015
   • Form

3. Black headed gulls: licence to take or sell their eggs (A23)

   • 28 February 2014
   • Form

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

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

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

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

6. Wild birds: licence to sell dead wild birds

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

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

   • 14 April 2015
   • Form

Treat and rehabilitate birds

1. Wild birds: licence for vets to rehabilitate them

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

2. Wild birds: licence to keep them for rehabilitation

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

Other licences

1. Barn owls: licence to survey them to guide future development work

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

2. Non-native species: apply for a licence to release them

   • 13 May 2016
   • Form

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

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

4. Wild birds: licence to release schedule 9 species

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

5. Wild birds and animals: licence to possess samples

   • 1 January 2017
   • Form

Document information

Published: 13 October 2014

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

Part of: Wildlife and habitat conservation