| SEAEAGLE | Fish-eating bird of prey that lives near the coast; having a brown plumage and white tail (3,5) |
| OSPREY | Raptor that lives near the water |
| RINGTAILED | _-_ lemur, Madagascan primate with a long black and white tail (4-6) |
| TURTLEDOVE | Old World bird of the genus Streptopelia having a brown plumage with speckled wings (10) |
| THRUSH | Songbird having a brown plumage with a spotted breast (6) |
| BONTEBOK | Antelope of southern Africa with a deep reddish-brown coat and a white tail, blaze and rump patch (8) |
| BITTERNS | Large birds of the heron family that live near water and make a loud booming sound (8) |
| COSSACKS | Slavic-Turkic people who live near the Black Sea and formed the cavalry of Russian tsars (8) |
| MONTAGUS | Mediumsized long-winged bird of prey that migrates to Africa to spend the winter (8,7) |
| SCOPSOWL | Nocturnal bird of prey that is resident in Mallorca, widely seen on the island it is distinguished by its electronic beeper-like call (5,3) |
| LONDONER | River traversed by solitary person who lives near the Thames? (8) |
| VULTURES | Scavenging birds of prey that feed on carrion carcasses (8) |
| KESTRELS | Birds of prey that are also known as windhovers (8) |
| HARRIERS | Birds of prey that may be marsh or hen, among other species (8) |
| TUI | New Zealand bird of the honeyeater family with a bluish-green plumage and white tuft under the throa |
| SEDGEWARBLER | A European bird of reed beds and swampy areas, with a streaked brownish plumage and white eye stripes (5,7) |
| KINGFISHER | A brightly coloured bird with a large head and long beak that lives near lakes and rivers (10) |
| MISTLETHRUSHES | Songbirds with a brown plumage and a spotted breast (6,8) |
| REDKITE | Once commonly swooping through the streets of medieval London, ridding the city of waste, a graceful fork-tailed bird of prey that has been saved from extinction (3,4) |
| CREEPER | Small songbird of the family Certhiidae having a brown-and-white plumage (7) |