All answers are birds found throughout the world. All common names - no scientific names in answers. All help gratefully received :)
11 - Politician in alliance with childrens favourite (5,5)
19 - Is this a wonderful, marvellous sight in the sky (6)
23 - Short thoroughfare right in ships part (7)
24 - No friend of the ancient mariner (9) albatross??
25 - Forbidden singer (6,7)
29 - Predecessor of Jaguar (7)
32 - Puppet with three under par (5,9)
36 - Take a close look for this one (3)
38 - Military sharpshooter (8)
Thank you both :)
We thought maybe albatross for 24 but I don't think they would have it twice. Never heard of a sooty albatross but fits real good lol. :)