| GREATTIT | Bird with a black head and neck, prominent white cheeks, olive upperparts and yellow underparts (5,3) |
| NATIVECATS | Quolls are also called ___ ___; they have bushy tails and white-spotted upperparts. |
| SACREDIBIS | Bird, mainly white with a black head and neck, venerated by ancient Egyptians (6,4) |
| COALTIT | Small songbird with a black head and white cheek patches |
| BRENTGOOSE | Waterfowl species with a black head and neck |
| JONAS | Joe, Kevin, or Nick with such soft white cheeks |
| CANADA | Now a common sight in the UK, the ___ goose has a black head and neck (6) |
| BODICE | Upperpart of woman's dress |
| GOLDENEYE | The male of this duck has a dark head with a white cheek patch |
| WHEATEAR | Old World songbird with a prominent white rump |
| SLOVO | A prominent white supporter in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, he was subsequently appointed minister for housing in Mandela's government (5) |
| CHESHIRECATGRIN | Prominent white beam |
| SARDINIAN | The ___ warbler is a Mediterranean bird with a black head and red eyes (9) |
| COAL | and 12ac, Small European songbird with a black head and a white patch on the nape |
| TIT | Small European songbird with a black head and a white patch on the nape (4,3) |
| MARSHTIT | A small European songbird, with a black head and greyish-brown body (5,3) |
| CANADAGOOSE | Large bird with a black neck and head and a white throat patch |
| GREATTITS | Common garden birds with yellow and black underparts and a black and white head (5,4) |
| YELLOWHAMMER | Eurasian bunting whose male has a bright yellow head and yellow underparts |
| BLUETIT | Common European bird with a blue crown and yellow underparts (4,3) |
