Possible Clues:

• Long-legged bird has a spokesperson drop one on square
• Bird put back eggs, etc, in different places
• Imperfect octave gets the bird
• Stilt's cousin
• RSPB emblem
• Long-billed wader
• Bird call I missed crossing middle of path
• Stilt cousin with a curving bill
• Another shorebird with a curved beak
• Brilliant time embracing very ordinary bird