No. While many birds of prey are Schedule One protected birds, it is not unlawful to photograph them at the nest if the photographer does NOT disturb them. Disturbing a NESTING bird of prey on Schedule One is an offence though. It is an offence to intentionally or recklessly disturb Schedule One birds whilst they are nest building, at, on or near an active and whilst they have dependent young.  In June 2024, for example, a 68-year-old man from Neath appeared before Swansea Magistrates Court where he was found guilty and fined more than £1,600 pounds for offences against the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 after disturbing a nesting Honey Buzzard. John Paul Haffield visited nest sites of Schedule One protected birds of prey and other species throughout Wales taking photographs of the birds and their young or their eggs within the nest and then offered those photographs for sale online on his own website.