Bird Quiz

[julie317]

The answers are all birds found throughout the world. All common names - no scientific names as answers.

1 -Rely on your intuition to spot this one (3)
3 - Poised with pencil and notepad (9,4)
11 - Politician in alliance with children's favourite (5,5)
22 - Theatrical act 14lbs (9)
27 - Tremble (5)
31 - Wise moan (4,6)
37 - Gravity initially in open golf course (6)
39 - Scottish small account (7)
46 - Does it talk and talk and talk (7)
49 - Renowned for a maternal portrait (8)
50 - One formerly in Holy Orders (10)

Any help will be gratefull received - Many Thanks :)

[Wharton]

15 nutcracker

[aelmpvw]

i have an idea that 'bluebonnet' had something to do with holy orders ...

[emeritus]

9 Weka

[emeritus]

Rissa tridactyla = Kittiwake . Lose Kitti and anagram of Wake

[chelle7272]

17 spotted harrier

[Wharton]

32 sooty albatross

[emeritus]

32 Sooty Albatross

[chelle7272]

23 ke st r el

[julie317]

aelmpvw - Thank you I have just found a link between a nun and bluebonnet :)

I already have albatross for this one - no friend of the ancient mariner (9) so am wondering if I have got this wrong :/

Still haven't got 11 - Politician in alliance with children's favourite (5,5)