| MARSHTIT | Member of the bird family Paridae (5,3) |
| DRAKE | Male of the bird family Anatidae (5) |
| FILMSTARLING | Cast member of "The Birds"? |
| SPARROW | Passer as a genus in the bird family Passeridae is Latin for ____ |
| ELEGANTTIT | Songbird of the family Paridae, endemic to the Philippines (7,3) |
| TITMICE | Small active songbirds of the family Paridae (7) |
| TIT | Small Old World songbird of the family Paridae (3) |
| MESSIAEN | Olivier ___, French composer of works including the orchestral Quartet for the End of Time (1940-1) and Awakening of the Birds (1953) (8) |
| FLAMENCO | The word "flamingo" comes from the Spanish and Latin word "flamenco" which means ___, and refers to the bright colour of the birds' feathers |
| SLOWLANE | One of the birds in Slane is down the road on the left hand side (4,4) |
| PEACOCKS | The males of the birds used as national emblems of India (8) |
| FOULPLAY | Sounds like production of The Birds at The Abbey is bound to draw whistles (4,4) |
| TWITCHER | Watcher of The Birds, one showing nervousness |
| FEATHERS | Pops out East with some of the birds (8) |
| TOMTIT | A small bird of the Paridae family |
| PEARTREE | One of the birds is always there for Christmas conference with Holly (4,4) |
| SWIFTS | Fastest of the bird species, of the family Apodidae, capable of more than 160kmh (6) |
| BEAK | Word at Eton and Harrow for a schoolmaster; a rostrum shaped according to the diet of the bird to which it belongs; or, a projection at the prow of an ancient galley (4) |
| RIDGE | The crest, or part on the head of the bird |
| SQUAWK | The sound of the bird from the box (6) |
