The Wild Birds Protection (County of London) Order,
January, 1900. Dated Jan. 10th, 1900.
Close Time Extended.
II. The time during which the killing and taking of wild birds is prohibited by the Act of 1880 shall be extended, so far as concerns the county of London, so as to be from the 1st day of February to the 31st day of August in each year.
Certain Birds protected during the whole of the Year.
III. During the period from the 1st day of September in any year to the 31st day of January following, both days inclusive, the taking or killing of any of the following kinds of wild birds is prohibited throughout the county of London:—
Bearded Tit (Reedling or Reed Pheasant), Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Buntings, Buzzard, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Cole Tit, Coot, Cuckoo, Flycatchers, Garden Warbler, Golden-crested Wren, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Gulls, Hedge-Sparrow (or Dunnock), Hobby, Honey Buzzard, Kestrel, Kingfisher, Landrail (or Corncrake), Lark, Lesser Whitethroat, Linnet, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Martins, Merlin, Nightingale, Nightjar, Nuthatch, Osprey, Owls, Redstart, Reed Warbler, Robin (or Redbreast), Sedge Warbler, Shrikes, Starling, Stonechat, Swallow, Swift, Thrushes, Wagtails, Wheatear, Whinchat, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Woodpeckers, Wood Warbler, Wren, Wryneck (Cuckoo's-mate or Snake-bird).
All Birds protected on Sundays in certain Parishes.
IV. During the period from the 1st day of September in any year to the 31st day of January following, both days inclusive, the taking or killing of wild birds on Sundays is prohibited in the following parishes in the county of London. [Here follows list of parishes.]
Additions to the Schedule of the Act of 1880.
V. The Wild Birds Protection Act, 1880, shall apply within the county of London to the Bearded Tit (Reedling or Reed Pheasant), Buzzard, Chaffinch, Hobby, Honey Buzzard, Kestrel, Magpie, Martins, Merlin, Osprey, Shrikes, Swallow, Swift, and Wryneck (Cuckoo's-mate or Snake-bird), as if those species were included in the schedule to the said Act.
Eggs.
Certain Eggs protected throughout the County.
VI. The taking or destroying of the eggs of the following wild birds is prohibited throughout the county of London for a period of five years from the date of this Order:—
Bearded Tit (Reedling or Reed Pheasant), Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Buntings, Buzzard, Chiffchaff, Cole Tit, Coot, Cuckoo, Flycatchers,
