Hunting and shooting wildlife
Birds
You can shoot certain species of game birds, quarry birds and waterfowl but only during the .
Sometimes you can only shoot in certain locations, for example you can鈥檛 shoot some waterfowl above the high water line.
You can鈥檛 shoot birds in the closed season.
You must get a falconry licence to hunt birds with a falcon.
Equipment
If you鈥檙e using a shotgun to shoot birds, the internal diameter of the shotgun can鈥檛 be more than 1.75 inches.
You can鈥檛 use:
- a firearm that can hold more than 2 rounds of ammunition in the magazine (such as an automatic or semi-automatic weapon)
- artificial lighting
- a sighting device for night shooting, or a device for lighting up targets