Singer has notes about talk (9)
I believe the answer is:
stonechat
'singer' is the definition.
(stonechat is a kind of birdanimal)
'notes about talk' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'talk' becomes 'chat' (chat can mean to talk).
'notes' anagrammed gives 'stone'.
'stone'+'chat'='STONECHAT'
'has' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for stonechat that I've seen before include "Small heathland bird" , "singer" , "Heathland songbird" , "Bird of thrush family" .)