| HOOPOE | With pinkish-buff plumage and a distinctive fan-like crest, a bird rarely seen in the UK which is named after its call (6) |
| TYNEANDWEAR | The first modern light-rail system in the UK which serves Newcastle and Sunderland (4,3,4) |
| POUND | ___ sterling official currency of the United Kingdom which is also the oldest currency in continuous use |
| LORIOT | A name for the golden oriole, a bird rarely spotted in Britain (6) |
| SESSILEOAK | Forming a natural canopy for bluebells in woodlands, an acornbearing tree native to Britain which is the national tree of Ireland (7,3) |
| EAGLE | Bird rarely seen on the green (5) |
| ALBATROSS | Large bird rarely seen on the course (9) |
| TUFT | Word with a bunch of meanings including a beard, a feathery crest, a grassy clump, a loop in a rug, a tassel or a wisp of a squirrel's fluffy tail/ear (4) |
| NUTHATCH | With grey-blue and pinky-buff plumage and feeding on acorns, hazel and beechmast, a small treecreeper-like bird of mature woodlands (8) |
| MANOFWAR | Jellyfish-like sea creature with a sail-like crest and a highly poisonous sting (3-2-3) |
| SPOONBILL | Cost of cutlery for one rarely seen in the UK? |
| PORTUGUESE | Jellyfish-like sea creature with a sail-like crest and a highly poisonous sting (10) |
| COQUILLE | French for "shell", hence seafood served in a scallop's fluted fan-like carapace; a dish or pastry case shaped like said shuck; or, a pat of butter (8) |
| NIGHTJAR | A nocturnal bird with large eyes and a distinctive call (8) |
| EGRET | A wading bird usually with a white or buff plumage (5) |
| ENTHUSIAST | Fan like this in part of the UK visiting the Orient |
| NILE | 1798 naval encounter between France and Britain which resulted in a decisive victory for the fleet led by Nelson (6,2,3,4) |
| OFTHE | 1798 naval encounter between France and Britain which resulted in a decisive victory for the fleet led by Nelson (6,2,3,4) |
| BATTLE | 1798 naval encounter between France and Britain which resulted in a decisive victory for the fleet led by Nelson (6,2,3,4) |
| EDMONDS | Formerly a television-radio celebrity and businessman in Britain, which Noel emigrated to New Zealand in 2019? (7) |
