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Bobwhite quail: Introduced as game bird to many areas; colonies became established in Suffolk and the Isles of Scilly, now rarely reported. Red-legged partridge: Introduced as a game bird in the 18th century, now common over much of England as far north as Scotland, and still regularly released for shooting.
The shooting of game birds, in particular pheasant, is often on land managed by a gamekeeper using British country clothing. When hunting with shotguns, there is a risk of accidentally injuring birds that survive. [8] The bird struck by the central cluster of the shot typically dies and falls to the ground.
Game birds at Borough Market in London. In the UK game is defined in law by the Game Act 1831 (1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 32). It is illegal to shoot game on Sundays or at night. Other non-game birds that are hunted for food in the UK are specified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. UK law defines game as including:
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The Game Act 1831 protects game birds in England and Wales. Game licences were abolished in England and Wales on 1 August 2007, as well as the need for game dealers licences, and the law changed to allow selling game, except hare, year round. [5] [6] In Northern Ireland, game licences and game dealing licences were abolished on 13 June 2011.
The common pheasant was first introduced to Great Britain many centuries ago, but was rediscovered as a game bird in the 1830s. [citation needed] It is reared extensively in captivity, and around 47 million pheasants are released each year on shooting estates, [1] mainly in England, although most released birds survive less than a year in the wild.
A "game bird" is a pheasant, ptarmigan, partridge, or grouse (or moor or heath game). [4] Historically the bustard was also a game bird but this has been hunted to extinction in the UK. A "specially protected wild animal" is: a badger , bat , wild cat , dolphin , dormouse , hedgehog , pine marten , otter , polecat , shrew or red squirrel .
This list of birds of Great Britain comprises all bird species that have been recorded in a wild state in Great Britain. It follows the official British List, maintained by the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU). [ 1 ]