| SANDPIPER | Bird is a beach musician (9) |
| BIKINI | What holidaymaker may assume is a beach |
| GYRFALCON | In a good year a bird is a bird (9) |
| SECRETARY | The --- bird is a large African bird of prey which feeds chiefly on snakes (9) |
| BLUEBEARD | The Grimms' "The Fitcher's Bird" is a variation of this tale, following a murderous husband (9) |
| CORMORANT | The bird is a glutton (9) |
| CHAFFINCH | The bird is a short distance behind the husks (9) |
| ALBATROSS | Bird is a large flying animal seen over Highland region (9) |
| TESH | "Sax on the Beach" musician John |
| PHOENIX | In Greek mythology, this bird is a long-lived bird that cyclically regenerates itself. In Henry VI, Part 3 (act 1, scene 4), York says, "My ashes as the ___, may bring forth / A bird that will revenge |
| YELLOW | This bird is a chicken? No, but it is a bright colour (6,6) |
| CANARY | This bird is a chicken? No, but it is a bright colour (6,6) |
| MAVIS | Many a bird is a thrush (5) |
| CAPERCAILLIE | Bird is a lark caught with trouble, a whopper |
| EGRET | Bird is a wagtail in a rubber tree (5) |
| HOWLER | Her caging a bird is a mistake! |
| FOWL | Feather-headed wise bird is a bird, of course (4) |
| SISKIN | Bird is a little one in my family. What is she to me? (6) |
| SKUA | This bird is a pirate: it chases other birds and forces them to give up their prey in mid-air. It is found in marine habitats close to Antarctica and the Arctic. |
| FALCON | This bird is a diurnal bird of prey characterized by long, pointed wings and swift, powerful flight. These birds are also used in an ancient sport. In Richard II (act 1, scene 3), Henry Bolingbroke sa |
