| TWITCHER | Bird-watcher whose main aim is to spot as many rare species as possible (8) |
| BIGYEAR | What you call the attempt to spot as many bird species as possible in a fixed amount of time |
| TWITCHERS | Birdwatchers whose main aim is to collect sightings of rare birds (9) |
| TAUTONYM | Taxonomic name in which the same word is used for both genus and species, as in Rattus rattus (8) |
| MULLIGAN | A stroke in golf allowed to be played from the same spot as a preceding stroke that went wrong (8) |
| ANCHORED | Took the last spot, as in a relay |
| SWANHERD | Bird watcher lost hen amid grassy expanse (8) |
| EAGLECAM | Big bird watcher |
| BERMUDA | UK island territory in the north Atlantic to which a rare species of petrel is endemic (7) |
| COMMERCIAL | On TV a break with profit as the main aim (10) |
| ASIA | Continent, home to such endangered species as the giant panda and Amur tiger (4) |
| PARASITIC | Species that use another species as a host are commensal or ___ |
| YODA | Movie character who is of the same species as Grogu from The Mandalorian |
| MACULA | What is a spot as on the sun, in the skin, or the like (6) |
| CORONER | The orchestra leader is in a tight spot as he checks why people are late (7) |
| CHARD | Vegetable that's the same species as the mangel-wurzel and the beet |
| ENDANGERED | Like rare species, need garden to go wild (10) |
| BUSHDOG | Also called the savannah dog, this small, stocky canine is found in the forests and savannas of Central and South America. It's a rare species, considered near threatened by the IUCN. |
| CROCODILES | Gabon's Ivindo National Park, known for a rare species of these animals, made the list |
| CUEUP | Get to the right spot, as a cassette |
