British Birds

[charity-baker47]

1 Pale ale initially Northern, booms from the marsh(7)
2 To ingest insects without question (7) swallow ?
3 From the ruin escapes a headless howl (4.3) barn owl ?
4 A cockney copper trills for locusts (11,7)
5 Yell for rain gos (3,8,5)

[JJ109]

1. Bitter N

[scorpiojo]

1 Bitter n

[JJ109]

4, Grasshopper Warbler ??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_grasshopper_warbler

[JJ109]

3, I think is correct now
http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/slang/grasshopper

[JJ109]

^^4

[charity-baker47]

Thank you very much JJ109 and scorpiojo. If 2 and 3 are correct that only leaves the last one. Haven't a clue what answer is

[JJ109]

5. Is that the exact clue?

[charity-baker47]

Yes that is clue but rain gos is in italics

[mallyh]

5 red breasted goose?

[scorpiojo]

http://carmichaelwatson.blogspot.com/2011/07/rain-goose-weather-forecaster.html?m=1

[charity-baker47]

Thank you mallyh.

[ProfessorMaisie]

I think the rain-goose might be the RED-THROATED DIVER.

[ProfessorMaisie]

Sorry scorpiojo - I see it's mentioned in your post.

[mallyh]

3 I get the owl part but don't get the ruin part ?