S.L. 549.42 Art. 31Conservation of Wild Birds Fund.

(1) The Minister shall set up a fund, hereinafter referred to as the Conservation of Wild Birds Fund.

(2) The Conservation of Wild Birds Fund shall be used to finance activities, projects, programmes and schemes related to the implementation of the aims and objectives of these regulations, including activities organised by non-governmental organizations.

(3) The Conservation of Wild Birds Fund shall be administered by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit.

(4) There shall be paid into the Conservation of Wild Birds Fund:

(a) any sums appropriated by Parliament for the purpose;

(b) any donations or grants made to the Conservation of Wild Birds Fund by individuals or institutions;

(c) sums received by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit for the purpose of being placed in the Conservation of Wild Birds Fund;

(d) such other sums or monies as may from time to time be provided by, or collected under this or any other law or regulations.

(5) The Conservation of Wild Birds Fund shall keep a proper account of its revenue and expenditure and the Wild Birds Regulation Unit shall, every financial year, deliver to the Minister a copy of its balance sheet together with a report of its activities during the previous financial year.

(6) The revenue of the Conservation of Wild Birds Fund shall not be subject to tax under the Income Tax Act and the Conservation of Wild Birds Fund shall not be liable to tax under the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act.

(7) The Wild Birds Regulation Unit may make proposals, for endorsement by the Minister, concerning the procedures to be followed in the functioning of the Conservation of Wild Birds Fund. SCHEDULE I

Species subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat

GAVIIFORMES

stellata arctica immer PODICIPEDIFORMES

Podicipedidae

Podiceps auritus PROCELLARIIFORMES

Procellariidae

Pterodroma madeira Pterodroma feae Bulweria bulwerii

Calonectris diomedea Puffinus puffinus mauretanicus (Puffinus mauretanicus) Puffinus yelkouan

Puffinus assimilis Hydrobatidae

Pelagodroma marina

Hydrobates pelagicus Oceanodroma leucorhoa Oceanodroma castro PELECANIFORMES

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Pelecanus crispus Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii

Phalacrocorax pygmeus CICONIIFORMES

Botaurus stellaris Ixobrychus minutus Nycticorax nycticorax Ardeola ralloides

Egretta garzetta Egretta alba (Ardea alba) Ardea purpurea Ciconiidae

Ciconia nigra Ciconia ciconia Threskiornithidae

Plegadis falcinellus Platalea leucorodia PHOENICOPTERIFORMES Phoenicopteridae

Phoenicopterus ruber ANSERIFORMES Anatidae

Cygnus bewickii (Cygnus columbianus bewickii)

Cygnus cygnus Anser albifrons flavirostris Anser erythropus

Branta leucopsis Branta ruficollis Tadorna ferruginea

Marmaronetta angustirostris Aythya nyroca Polysticta stelleri

Mergus albellus (Mergellus albellus) Oxyura leucocephala FALCONIFORMES Pandionidae

Pandion haliaetus Accipitridae

Pernis apivorus Elanus caeruleus Milvus migrans

Milvus milvus Haliaeetus albicilla Gypaetus barbatus Neophron percnopterus fulvus Aegypius monachus Circaetus gallicus aeruginosus cyaneus macrourus pygargus Accipiter gentilis arrigonii Accipiter nisus granti

Accipiter brevipes rufinus pomarina clanga heliaca adalberti chrysaetos Hieraaetus pennatus Hieraaetus fasciatus naumanni vespertinus columbarius eleonorae biarmicus cherrug rusticolus peregrinus GALLIFORMES

Bonasa bonasia

Lagopus mutus pyrenaicus Lagopus mutus helveticus tetrix tetrix urogallus Phasianidae

Alectoris graeca

Alectoris barbara Perdix perdix italica Perdix perdix hispaniensis GRUIFORMES Turnicidae

Turnix sylvatica Gruidae

Grus grus Rallidae

Porzana porzana Porzana parva Porzana pusilla

Crex crex Porphyrio porphyrio Fulica cristata Otididae

Tetrax tetrax Chlamydotis undulata

Otis tarda CHARADRIIFORMES

Recurvirostridae

Himantopus himantopus Recurvirostra avosetta Burhinidae

Burhinus oedicnemus Glareolidae

Cursorius cursor

Glareola pratincola Charadriidae

Charadrius alexandrinus

Charadrius morinellus (Eudromias morinellus) Pluvialis apricaria Hoplopterus spinosus Scolopacidae

Calidris alpina schinzii

Philomachus pugnax Gallinago media lapponica

Numenius tenuirostris glareola cinereus (Tringa cinerea)

Phalaropus lobatus melanocephalus genei audouinii minutus

Gelochelidon nilotica (Sterna nilotica) caspia sandvicensis dougallii hirundo paradisaea albifrons Chlidonias hybridus

Chlidonias niger aalge ibericus PTEROCLIFORMES Pteroclididae

Pterocles orientalis

Pterocles alchata COLUMBIFORMES

Columba palumbus azorica Columba trocaz Columba bollii

Columba junoniae STRIGIFORMES

Strigidae

Bubo bubo Nyctea scandiaca Surnia ulula

Glaucidium passerinum Strix nebulosa Strix uralensis

Asio flammeus Aegolius funereus CAPRIMULGIFORMES Caprimulgidae

Caprimulgus europaeus APODIFORMES Apodidae

Apus caffer CORACIIFORMES Alcedinidae

Alcedo atthis Coraciidae

Coracias garrulus PICIFORMES

Picidae

Picus canus Dryocopus martius Dendrocopos major canariensis

Dendrocopos major thanneri Dendrocopos syriacus Dendrocopos medius

Dendrocopos leucotos Picoides tridactylus PASSERIFORMES Alaudidae

Chersophilus duponti Melanocorypha calandra

Calandrella brachydactyla Galerida theklae arborea campestris Troglodytidae

Troglodytes troglodytes fridariensis Muscicapidae (Turdinae)

Luscinia svecica Saxicola dacotiae

Oenanthe leucura Oenanthe cypriaca Oenanthe pleschanka Muscicapidae (Sylviinae)

Acrocephalus melanopogon Acrocephalus paludicola

Hippolais olivetorum sarda undata melanothorax rueppelli nisoria Muscicapidae (Muscicapinae)

Ficedula parva Ficedula semitorquata

Ficedula albicollis ater cypriotes krueperi whiteheadi

Certhia brachydactyla dorotheae collurio minor nubicus Corvidae

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Fringillidae (Fringillinae)

Fringilla coelebs ombriosa Fringilla teydea Fringillidae (Carduelinae)

Loxia scotica Bucanetes githagineus

Pyrrhula murina (Pyrrhula pyrrhula murina) Emberizidae (Emberizinae)

Emberiza cineracea

Emberiza hortulana Emberiza caesia

SCHEDULE II Substituted L.N.