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 Birds & Birds Nest

 Bird Nesting Season Is From Early March To Late July.

Legal Definition & Protection

 A wild bird is defined as ‘any bird of a kind which is resident in or a visitor to great Britain in a wild state’. All birds, their nests and eggs, are protected by law and it is therefore an offence, with certain exemptions, to:

• Intentionally kill, injure or take any wild bird.
• Intentionally take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird whilst it is in use or being built.
• Have in one’s possession or control any wild bird, dead or alive, or any part of a wild bird, which has been taken in contravention of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 or the Protection of Birds Act 1954.
• Have in one’s possession or control any egg or part of an egg which has been taken in contravention of the Act.
• Intentionally (or recklessly, in England & Wales only (CRoW 2000)) disturb any wild bird listed on Schedule 1 while it is nest building, or at (or near) a nest containing eggs or young, or disturb the dependant young of such birds.

 It is an offence under section 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to intentionally:

Take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while it is in use of being built. It will be an intentional act if, for example contractors continue to reduce or remove a hedgerow, tree or shrub, after they have been told that birds are nesting there. The discovery of a nest during the  process of work will also prohibit further cutting work within an area or buffer zone around the nest.