AUTUMN HUNTING
Hunting on land
• Theautumnhuntingseasonisopenfrom1stSeptember2021to31stJanuary2022• Between15thSeptember2021and7thOctober2021huntingispermittedfromtwohoursbefore
sunriseto7.00pm• Fortheremainderoftheseasonhuntingispermittedfromtwohoursbeforesunriseuntiltwohours
aftersunset• OnSundaysandpublicholidays,huntingisnotpermittedafter1.00pm• Itislegaltohuntfor40speciesfromland.Allotherspeciesareprotectedbynationalandinternational law• Outofthese,EuropeanTurtle-dove(Streptopelia turtur)canonlybehuntedbetween1stSeptember
2021and30thSeptember2021• TheoverallbaglimitfortheautumnhuntingseasonforEuropeanTurtle-doveis500• ItisillegaltohuntorpossessafirearmortrappingequipmentinaBirdSanctuary(Tab.1)• Itisillegaltouseelectroniccallers• Itisillegaltohaveashotguncapableoffiringmorethan3shotsinsuccession• Itisillegaltohuntwithin50mofamainroad• Itisillegaltohuntwithin50mofabeach(Tab.2)• Itisillegaltohuntwithin200mofaresidentialarea(i.e.anareawithmorethan100residents)• Itisillegaltohuntunderthelegalageof18
Hunting at sea
• Huntingofbirdsatseaispermittedbetween1stOctober2021and31stJanuary2022• Itisillegaltohuntatseawithin3kmoftheshoreline• Itislegaltohuntfor12speciesatsea.Allotherspeciesareprotectedbynationalandinternationallaw
Bird SanctuariesAddolorataCemeteryandwithin50metresofanyothercemeterySalinaMarsaSportsGroundSanAntonGardensandallotherpublicgardensManoelIslandGħadira(MellieħaBay)HeliportsWithin200metresfromMaltaInternationalAirportCominoFilflaBuskettTa’ĊenċCliffs,GozoTa’QaliWithin50metresoftransmissionstationsSimar(St.Paul’sBay)SaltMarshatil-Ballut,MarsaxlokkGirgentiWiedGħollieqaIl-Qawra,GozoGħammarHill,Gozo
Tab.1 Bird Sanctuaries
Protected beachesMalta Gozo
ArmierBay Mġarrix-XiniBayAnchorBay Ramlal-ĦamrabeachGħajnTuffieħaBay SanBlasBayParadiseBay Xattl-AħmarbeachĠnejnaBay XlendiBayGoldenBay
Tab.2 Protected beaches
BeanGooseAnser fabalis
Land and Sea CanadaGooseBranta canadensis
Land and Sea
CommonPochardAythya ferina
Land and Sea EurasianTealAnas crecca
Land and Sea
EurasianWigeonMareca penelope
Land and Sea Gadwall Mareca strepera
Land and Sea
LEGALLY HUNTABLE SPECIES IN AUTUMN 2021
GarganeyAnas querquedula
Land and Sea GreylagGooseAnser anser
Land and Sea
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Land and Sea NorthernPintail Anas acuta
Land and Sea
NorthernShovelerSpatula clypeata
Land and Sea TuftedDuckAythya fuligula
Land and Sea
CommonPheasantPhasianus colchicus
Land CommonQuailCoturnix coturnix
Land
GreyPartridgePerdix perdix
Land IrishRedGrouseLagopus lagopus hibernicus
Land
ScottishRedGrouseLagopus lagopus scoticus
Land Red-leggedPartridgeAlectoris rufa
Land
RockPartridgeAlectoris graeca
Land RockPtarmiganLagopus muta
Land
CommonCootFulica atra
Land MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Land
WaterRailRallus aquaticus
Land CommonSnipeGallinago gallinago
Land
EuropeanGoldenPloverPluvialis apricaria
Land GreyPloverPluvialis squatarola
Land
JackSnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Land NorthernLapwingVanellus vanellus
Land
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Land EurasianWoodcockScolopax rusticola
Land
RockDoveColumba livia
Land EuropeanTurtle-doveStreptopelia turtur
Land
CommonWoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Land EurasianBlackbird Turdus merula
Land
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Land MistleThrushTurdus viscivorus
Land
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Land EurasianSkylark Alauda arvensis
Land
SongThrushTurdus philomelos
Land CommonStarlingSturnus vulgaris
Land
