The species listed below are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as amended by the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
It is an offence to intentionally disturb any of these species during the breeding season without a valid licence.
Whilst licences can be sought, there was no specific need to visit nests (of these or any species) for the Atlas, because proof of breeding can be documented in other ways (e.g. from observations of adults carrying food or faeces).
If you did encounter one of these species and suspected breeding we asked for the Atlas Coordinator (birdatlas@bto.org) to be contacted so that we could determine if there was already a nearby licence holder, if it was a target species for ringing or the Nest Record Scheme.
List of Schedule 1 species
- Avocet
- Bee-eater
- Bittern
- Bittern, Little
- Bluethroat
- Brambling
- Bunting, Cirl
- Bunting, Lapland
- Bunting, Snow
- Buzzard, Honey
- Chough
- Corncrake
- Crake, Spotted
- Crossbill, (all species)
- Curlew, Stone
- Diver, Black-throated
- Diver, Great Northern
- Diver, Red-throated
- Dotterel
- Eagle, White-tailed
- Falcon, Gyr
- Fieldfare
- Firecrest
- Garganey
- Goldeneye
- Godwit, Black-tailed
- Duck, Long-tailed
- Eagle, Golden
- Goose, Greylag
- Goshawk
- Grebe, Black - necked
- Grebe, Slavonian
- Greenshank
- Gull, Little
- Gull, Mediterranean
- Harrier (all species)
- Heron, Purple
- Hobby
- Hoopoe
- Kingfisher
- Kite, Red
- Merlin
- Oriole, Golden
- Osprey
- Owl, Barn
- Owl, Snowy
- Peregrine
- Petrel, Leach's
- Phalarope, Red-necked
- Pintail
- Plover, Kentish
- Plover, Little Ringed
- Quail
- Redstart, Black
- Redwing
- Rosefinch, Scarlet
- Ruff
- Sandpiper, Green
- Sandpiper, Purple
- Sandpiper, Wood
- Scaup
- Scoter, Common
- Scoter, Velvet
- Serin
- Shorelark
- Shrike, Red-backed
- Spoonbill
- Stilt, Black - winged
- Stint, Temminck's
- Swan, Bewick's
- Swan, Whooper
- Tern, Black
- Tern, Little
- Tern, Roseate
- Tit, Bearded
- Tit, Crested
- Treecreeper, Short-toed
- Warbler, Cetti's
- Warbler, Dartford
- Warbler, Marsh
- Warbler, Savi's
- Whimbrel
- Woodlark
- Wryneck