| EAGLES | Birds of prey with yellow-tipped head feathers (6,6) |
| GOLDEN | Birds of prey with yellow-tipped head feathers (6,6) |
| GOLDENEAGLE | Large bird of prey with yellow-tipped head feathers |
| OWLS | Nocturnal birds of prey with hawk-like beaks and claws |
| BUZZARDS | Large diurnal birds of prey with broad wings (8) |
| OSPREYS | Fish-eating birds of prey with white undersides (7) |
| WAXWING | Winter bird visitor to the UK with a yellow-tipped tail and a crested head (7) |
| MALLARDS | Wild dabbling ducks feeding on shellfish, seeds, berries, acorns and plants, the male of which with iridescent green head feathers (8) |
| WATTLING | This type of starling loses its head feathers in the breeding season and then regrows them, a trait that has drawn the interest of scientists researching baldness. |
| JACKDAW | Crow with grey head feathers which is prone to thieving (7) |
| FALCON | Bird's head feathers shown in 1980s American soap (6,5) |
| CREST | Bird's head feathers shown in 1980s American soap (6,5) |
| PLUMES | Choice items, including egret's head feathers |
| SPLASHDOWN | Strike catching pigeon's head, feathers landing in water |
| OWL | Bird of prey with sound-dampening feathers |
| SPREADEAGLE | Emblem of a bird of prey with wings outstretched (6,5) |
| BALDEAGLE | Bird of prey with a white head and a brown body |
| PEREGRINE | --- falcon, bird of prey with a yellow beak and claws, able to dive at 200 mph (9) |
| BARNOWL | Inhabiting open countryside and farmland, a protected species of "indicator" bird of prey with a heartshaped face and buff/white plumage (4,3) |
| TAWNY | --- owl, bird of prey with reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes and a round head (5) |
