Here is a themed cryptic crossword I made. (More to follow when I get round to it!) The theme is given by the title and shows up in clues and/or answers. Just below the grid there is an input box. Type each answer in there in lower case with no spaces and hit enter. If it's right, the answer will appear in the grid. If you're stuck, using your cursor to highlight the contents of a box will reveal the letter that goes in it. Happy solving!

Birds

1 ​ I

2 ​ F

3 ​ C

4 ​ P

5 ​ T

6 ​ T

7 ​ G

R

E

A

T

S

H

E

A

R

W

A

T

E

R

I

R

I

R

X

E

8 ​ S

H

O

T

9 ​ P

A

R

T

R

I

10 D

G

E

11S

F

12T

O

A

C

O

13F

L

Y

C

A

T

14C

H

E

R

R

N

15M

R

U

T

E

16G

R

E

Y

L

A

G

17D

R

B

E

E

B

E

S

R

N

L

R

P

P

18L

I

T

T

19L

E

T

E

R

20N

E

A

I

A

W

U

R

21R

I

N

22G

O

U

Z

E

23L

24W

R

E

25N

R

R

U

A

S

U

26O

R

N

A

T

E

L

O

R

I

K

E

E

T

S

W

Y

I

K

S

S

Across

7. 7. Big wreaths are bad for seabird (5,10)
8. 8. Report something found in game bird (4)
9. 9. Some depart ridgeway to find something in a fruit tree (9)
13. 13. She sings, "finally, escape kitty!", to passerine bird (10)
16. 16. Ambiguous delay for kind of goose (7)
17. 17. Ornithologist Dr. Edward Brown reversed before grebe expelled tiny growl (2,5)
18. 18. Seabird declared change in direction (small, to the left) (6,4)
21. 21. O, weep noisily before the Spanish thrush (4,5)
24. 24. Low rent accommodates singer (4)
26. 26. Pretty birds fancy Lori, spoken-word poet (6,9)

Down

1. 1. Ibis makes room for king by plucking second flower (4)
2. 2. Birds go here when gambling game gets very loud! (3,3)
3. 3. Gull morsel on shoulder? (4)
4. 4. Polly writes piece about unfinished caviar (6)
5. 5. Canary-yellow vehicle is reversing in Phoenix atrium (4)
6. 6. What leaves chaotic crêperie without you? It climbs to eat (11)
10. 10. Dodgy trader seen hanging around in swampland (6)
11. 11. Singer's bad sorrow pangs (4,7)
12. 12. Despot's impassioned speech gets under Terry's skin (6)
14. 14. Disgusted report following winter activity of wading bird (6)
15. 15. Wizard destroys headless gremlin (6)
19. 19. I replace you when Zulu sits beneath city bunting (6)
20. 20. Nightingale's offspring fly up over asters, regularly (6)
22. 22. Anatomy of whom? American member of 13's family (4)
23. 23. Amusing adventure involves initial laughting and raucous kicking (4)
25. 25. Birdfeed off the wall (4)