How many applications have been made for licences to cull buzzards; how many licences have been granted; to whom they have been granted; on…

No licences have been granted by the Executive to cull buzzards. However, licences have been issued to take and kill, as a last resort, small numbers of buzzards for purposes specified in Section 16 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981, where there has been no other satisfactory solution. The number of applications per year and the details of licences granted are given in the following tables. Figures for the numbers of buzzards taken or killed under recent licences are not yet available. Names of individuals cannot be given as these are exempted under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 from public disclosure.
Applications per year
Year
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005
(to date)

No. of Applications
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 8


Licences granted
Year
| Licence recipient
| Purpose of licence
| Number of birds killed

2003
| Private individual
| To protect pedestrian from attack
| 0

2003
| Edinburgh Airport
| To protect Air Safety
| 0

2004
| RAF Leuchars
| To protect Air Safety
| 0

2004
| Aberdeen Airport
| To protect Air Safety
| Not yet available

2005
| Wick Airport
| To protect Air Safety
| Not yet available

2005
| RAF Leuchars
| To protect Air Safety
| Not yet available

2005
| Edinburgh Airport
| To protect Air Safety
| Not yet available