The 2014 General
Licences for Scotland for the showing or sale of non-schedule
birds have removed the need for documentary evidence of
captive breeding!
The English &
Welsh versions of the licences however, still require
documentation.
This of course
just makes the law even more complicated with the differences &
birds travelling across the borders for sales or shows!
My personal
advice is to retain some documentary evidence & records of all
birds you keep - as the onus is on the bird keeper to prove captive
breeding, whether documentation is required or not by
licences!
The
Blackbird Man:
Bernard Howlett has now published his eagerly
awaited book;
THE BLACKBIRD MAN - an Autobiography of an
Aviculturist - it certainly sounds like it will be a good
read from one of the countries top Softbill men!
