Autumn Live-Capturing Derogations

2025

Registered clap-nets for 2025 live-capturing season GP|ST
Report on the outcome of the 2025 Golden Plover and Song Thrush live-capturing derogations
Annex I – Conservation status of the Golden Plover and Song Thrush – 2025 update
Annex II – Special Licence Golden Plover and Song Thrush
Annex III – Migration study report for Golden Plover and Song Thrush

2024

Registered clap-nets for 2024 live-capturing season GP|ST
Report on the outcome of the 2024 Golden Plover and Song Thrush live-capturing derogations
Annex I – Conservation status of the Golden Plover and Song Thrush – 2024 update
Annex II – Special Licence Golden Plover and Song Thrush
Annex III – Migration study report for Golden Plover and Song Thrush

2023

Registered clap-nets for 2023 live-capturing season GP|ST
Report on the outcome of the 2023 Golden Plover and Song Thrush live-capturing derogations
Annex I – Conservation status of the Golden Plover and Song Thrush – 2023 update
Annex II – Special Licence Golden Plover and Song Thrush
Annex III – Migration study report for Golden Plover and Song Thrush

2022

Registered clap-nets for 2022 live-capturing season GP|ST
Report on the outcome of the 2022 Golden Plover and Song Thrush live-capturing derogations
Annex I – Conservation status of the Golden Plover and Song Thrush – 2022 update
Annex II – Special Licence Golden Plover and Song Thrush
Annex III – Migration study report for Golden Plover and Song Thrush

2021

Registered clap-nets for 2021 live-capturing season GP|ST
Report on the outcome of the 2021 Golden Plover and Song Thrush live-capturing derogations
Annex I – Conservation status of the Golden Plover and Song Thrush – 2021 update   
Annex II – Special Licence Golden Plover and Song Thrush   
Annex III – Migration study report for Golden Plover and Song Thrush

2020

Registered clap-nets for 2020 live-capturing season GP|ST
Report on the outcome of the 2020 Golden Plover and Song Thrush live-capturing derogations 
Annex I – Conservation status of the Golden Plover and Song Thrush – 2020 update
Annex II – Special Licence Golden Plover and Song Thrush
Annex III – Migration study report for Golden Plover and Song Thrush

2019

Registered clap-nets for 2019 live-capturing season GP|ST
Report on the outcome of the 2019 Golden Plover and Song Thrush live-capturing derogations
Annex I – Conservation status of the Golden Plover and Song Thrush 2019
Annex II – KSU reply to letter of 18/01/2019 
Annex III – Selectivity and mesh size – an assessment of the methods used for live-capturing
Annex IV – Special Live-capturing Licence (GP  ST) 2019
Annex V – Report of the influx of Golden Plover and Song Thrush over the Maltese Island 2019

Finches migration study report (2019)

2018

Registered clap-nets for 2018 live-capturing season GP|ST
Report on the outcome of the 2018 Golden Plover and Song Thrush live-capturing derogations
Annex I – Conservation status of Golden Plover and Song Thrush – 2018 update
Annex II – Special Licence Golden Plover and Song Thrush
Annex III – Migration study report for Golden Plover and Song Thrush

Finches migration study report (2018)

2017

Report on the outcome of the 2017 Golden Plover and Song Thrush live-capturing derogations
Annex I – Conservation status of Golden Plover and Song Thrush – 2017 update
Annex II – Special Licence Golden Plover and Song Thrush
Annex III – Migration study report for Golden Plover and Song Thrush

Report on the outcome of 2017 finches live-capturing derogation
Annex I – Conservation status of the seven finch species – 2017 update
Annex II – Special Live-capturing Finches Licence
Annex III – Finches migration study Report 2017

2016

Report on the outcome of the 2016 Golden Plover and Song Thrush live-capturing derogations
Annex I – Golden Plover and Song Thrush Conservation Status Assessment
Annex II – Special License Golden Plover and Song Thrush
Annex III – Migration study report for Golden Plover and Song Thrush

Report on the outcome of 2016 finch live capturing derogation
Annex I – Conservation status of the seven finch species
Annex II – Special Live-capturing Finches Licence
Annex III – Finches migration study Report 2016

2015

Malta’s report on the outcome of the 2015 autumn live-capturing season for Golden Plover and Song Thrush
Annex I – Update on the Conservation Status of the Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria altifrons) and Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Annex II – Autumn 2015 special live-capturing licence for Golden Plover and Song Thrush

Malta’s report on the outcome of the 2015 Finch live-capturing derogation
Annex I – Conservation status of the seven finch species – 2015 update
Annex II – Autumn 2015 Special Live-capturing Licence for Finches
Annex III – Report on a survey of the influx of migratory finches, Golden Plover and Song Thrush over the Maltese Islands (October-December 2015)

2014

Report on the outcome of the autumn 2014 finch live-capturing season in Malta
Annex I – Technical memorandum
Annex II – Licence for the autumn 2014 finch live-capturing season
Annex III – 2014 live-capturing application form
Annex IV – Live-capturing legislation information leaflet
Annex V –  Live-capturing exam paper
Annex VI –  Report on a survey of the influx of migratory finches over the Maltese Islands (Oct–Dec 2014)

Report on the Outcome of the 2014 Autumn live-capturing Season for Golden Plover and Song Thrush in Malta
Annex I – Technical considerations in conjunction with the potential application of an Autumn 2014 derogation for the live-capturing of Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria altifrons) and Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Annex II – 2014 Autumn Live-Capturing License for the limited live-capture of Song Thrush and Golden Plover under strictly supervised conditions

2013

Report on the outcome of the 2013–14 Autumn live-capturing season

2012

Malta’s report on the outcome of the 2012 Autumn live-capturing season