From ESE, a gale confused flighty creature (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
sea eagle
'flighty creature' is the definition.
'sea eagle' can be an answer for 'creature' (sea eagle is a kind of animal). I am unsure of the 'flighty' bit.
'from ese a gale confused' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (from the letters).
'confused' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ese'+'a'='esea'
'esea' anagrammed gives 'seae'.
'gale' anagrammed gives 'agle'.
'seae'+'agle'='SEA-EAGLE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sea eagle that I've seen before include "Large hawk of coasts and wetlands" , "Large fish-eating bird of prey" , "Hunter in swoop" , "Erne" , "Large fish-eating hawk" .)