IOA Legal Advice<\/b>.<\/p>\n
REDPOLLS.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to a statement by Natural England on their website dated May 2011. Due to a taxonomic review by the British Ornithological Union in 2001, the Lesser Redpoll formally termed (Carduelis flammea caberet) has in effect by default been removed from Schedule 3 Part 1, where the Redpoll is listed as Carduelis flammea, which covered all Redpolls with the exception of species, Carduelis homemanni \u201cArctic Redpoll\u201d.<\/p>\n Discussions with D.E.F.R.A. and N.E. to resolve the issue have to date not reached a satisfactory conclusion.<\/p>\n With the show season and sale season fast approaching after some discussions with the B.O.U. in regards to ancestry of captive bred stocks of Redpoll, the B.B.C.\/I.O.A. and the N.C.A. issue the following advice to keepers, breeders, sellers, exhibitors and show promoters.<\/p>\n Due to their mixed race ancestry captive bred Redpolls shall for the present time be referred to as Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea).<\/p>\n The term lesser to be deleted from nomenclature. Small captive bred versions to be referred to as Common Redpoll, large versions as Mealy Redpoll.<\/p>\n Should you belive you have any captive bred pure carberet (which is highly unlikely) or Artic Redpoll (Carduelis homemanni) that you wish to sell or show you will need to abide by regulations within GL18 and GL14. Please see Natural England website at:-<\/p>\n