Possible Clues:

• Another name for a lapwing
• Mine includes rising little Scottish shore bird
• Bird little upset being eaten by quarry?
• Hole contained tiny retreating lapwing
• Keen to do a turn with Italian singer
• Lapwing — ie wept (anag)
• Bird's reversing Mini in place of mine?
• Bird in Mirror to mourn Independent, gutted
• Set to catch little round bird
• Old World plover