Conservation of Wild Birds (Declaration on a Derogation Allowing Scientific Research on Seven Finch Species in Autumn 2022) Regulations, 2022 (L.N. 257 of 2022).

These Regulations, which must be read in conjunction with the Conservation of Wild Birds (Framework for Allowing a Derogation to Carry out Scientific Research on Seven Finch Species) Regulations, set provisions concerning the research activities, through the use of ring recoveries, on non-resident, passage migrants species of birds.
The Regulations establish that specimens from the relevant species shall only be captured, by special research licence holders, by selective nets known as clap-nets in accordance with the Framework Regulations and the special research licence conditions.
They further set a research period for the year 2022 and a special research licence to be issued upon payment of a fee.