Whether it intends to amend the legislation requiring all birds currently listed in Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to …

I can confirm the Scottish Government intends to amend Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act to reduce the number of bird species that require to be registered. We will retain seven birds of prey on the Schedule, (golden eagle, goshawk, honey buzzard, marsh harrier, white-tailed eagle, Montagu''s harrier and osprey), and we will also retain the peregrine falcon and merlin where they are not otherwise subject to CITES regulations (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species). We aim to bring forward the Order amending the Schedule within the next few months.