Good to get experienced Conservative -- others getting the bird (9)
I believe the answer is:
goldcrest
'the bird' is the definition.
(goldcrest is a kind of bird)
'good to get experienced conservative others' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'to get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'experienced' becomes 'old' (associated in meaning).
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'others' becomes 'rest' (eg the rest of a group).
'g'+'old'+'c'+'rest'='GOLDCREST'
'getting' is the link.
(Other definitions for goldcrest that I've seen before include "Britain's smallest bird" , "Winger" , "Very small bird" , "Little bird" , "Frequent flier" .)