| DISCERNED | Caught sight of bird, next day, perched on plate |
| DEMURELY | Initially dump bird next to bank, in a modest way (8) |
| COCKPIT | Male bird next to mine where the flier sits (7) |
| ROBINHOOD | Pantomime character finding bird next to bonnet (5,4) |
| ATIT | Be too hasty placing a bird next to waterside plant (4,2,2) |
| RUSH | Be too hasty placing a bird next to waterside plant (4,2,2) |
| PIGEONHOLE | Categorise bird next to opening (10) |
| REGRETTED | Rued putting river bird next to Edward (9) |
| THEN | Next bird perched on side of nest (4) |
| SPIDER | By the sound of it, caught sight of a creature (6) |
| SPIED | Caught sight of pickpockets circulating round heart of Amsterdam |
| ESPIES | Caught sight of Elvis's fringes, of various colours (6) |
| TAW | Caught sight of, to Tweety Bird |
| DESCRIED | Gave an account of missing bishop being caught sight of |
| NOTICED | Caught sight of a placard one day (7) |
| BANDSAW | Tool a group of musicians caught sight of (4,3) |
| ESPIED | Caught sight of English leader on pitch in reconstituted side (6) |
| TEALEAVES | Where fortunes may be read by bird perched on the edge of the roof (3,6) |
| STERNE | Small bird perched on English novelist (6) |
| POSTERN | Dad perched on rear part of horse (7) |
