birds quiz, st mary 's and animal films

[granny grump]

Please can anyone help me put these 3 quizzes to bed?

Birds

A ticket to the countryside (9)
A chewed sea bird (7)
The artful dodger had one (6)
An account to make you angry (9)

St Mary's

What is the name for a stag in it's 2nd year

Animal films

S (10) I have seen Salamander suggested but I'm not sure

S L (6 6 )

As always any help that you can give will be so gratefully received

[bibster]

no 1 fieldfare

[bibster]

no 4 crossbill

[bibster]

could a chewed seabird be a penguin (biscuit)

[slaney]

3.Bittern

[Metz]

Stag - pricket ?

[greengoddess]

S10.: Seabiscuit.

[Magyar]

Animal films:

Seabiscuit

Stuart Little

[Metz]

Film- Seabiscuit?

[slaney]

Stag in its second year ..there was a bit of discussion about this..

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puz zles/Question493706.html

[granny grump]

I know that I am imposing on your good nature but I missed a question out -

Birds
The top of the blaze (9)

Thank you bibster, slaney, metz, greengoddess & Magyar for you kind answers - and so quickly .Almost done now and then I think that I am up to date for another week!

[Metz]

Slaney,just follwed your link ... from this http://www.countrysportsandcountrylife.com/sec tions/stalking/Red_Deer.htm i get the impression the antlers were knobbers and brocket??

[slaney]

Just checked in Chambers ..the definition for both brocket and knobber is ..stag in its second year.

[slaney]

Firecrest

[granny grump]

Thank you slaney (again) and Metz. The only one left that I wasn't sure of was

'The artful dodger had one' (6) - I've gone for Dipper ie pickpocket - do you think that that is a bit tenuous?

[slaney]

I've seen this answered as Magpie..a quote from the book

http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:mkCKua0yc KcJ:www.btinternet.com/~glynhughes/squashed/ol ivertwist.htm+%22artful+dodger%22+%22one+bob+a nd+a+magpie%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk