| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bird; hen's dark (anag.) | The Telegraph Quick | 09 Aug 2025 |
| Sandpiper with long, colourful legs (8) | ||
| Large sandpiper with long brightly-coloured legs | The Times Specialist Sunday | 12 Jan 2025 |
| Wading bird of the snipe family (8) | ||
| Spooner's discarded stinking bird (8) | ||
| Sandpiper species (8) | ||
| Large sandpiper | The Times Concise | 05 Nov 2018 |
| Tree bird | ||
| Spooner's hut, foul for bird | The Telegraph Toughie | 20 Aug 2015 |
| Sandpiper | ||
| Shore bird | ||
| Shore bird. |