| GREATTIT | Songbird with a black head |
| MARSHTIT | A small European songbird, with a black head and greyish-brown body (5,3) |
| COALTIT | Small European songbird with a black head and a white patch on the nape (4,3) |
| TIT | Small European songbird with a black head and a white patch on the nape (4,3) |
| COAL | Small European songbird with a black head and a white patch on the nape (4,3) |
| WHEATEAR | Migratory songbird with a black eye stripe |
| REDSTART | European songbird with a black throat (8) |
| SARDINIAN | The ___ warbler is a Mediterranean bird with a black head and red eyes (9) |
| BRENTGOOSE | Waterfowl species with a black head and neck |
| SACREDIBIS | Bird, mainly white with a black head and neck, venerated by ancient Egyptians (6,4) |
| WAGTAIL | Pied ---, small songbird with a black and white plumage (7) |
| STONECHAT | Old World songbird with a black plumage and reddish-brown breast (9) |
| CANADA | Now a common sight in the UK, the ___ goose has a black head and neck (6) |
| PIEDWAGTAILS | Small songbirds with a black-and-white plumage and long tails (4,8) |
| REEDBUNTING | Eurasian sparrow-sized bird the male of which has a black head and white collar (4,7) |
| NUTHATCH | Small songbird with a blue-grey back, black eyestripe and long beak (8) |
| STARLING | Passerine songbird with a blackish plumage and a short tail (8) |
| BOBOLINK | North American songbird with a distinctive bubbly song (8) |
| HAWFINCH | Songbird with a powerful bill (8) |
| CARDINAL | New World songbird with a stout bill such as the Vermilion ___ (8) |
