The Common Tern (Sterna Hirundo), vi., 316.
Occasionally seen upon the Mersey and the lower Irwell.
The Black Tern (Sterna nigra), vi., 323.
The Black–headed Gull (Larus ridibundus), vi., 331.
The Common Gull (Larus canus), vi., 334.
The Kittiwake (Larus tridactylus), vi., 340.
Gulls are frequently seen in the winter on the mosses and in ploughed fields, feeding, but whether they are the kittiwake or common gull cannot always be ascertained with certainty, as they are very shy birds, and fly away before they can be approached.
The Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus), v., 246.
The Curlew (Numenius arquata), iv., 211.
Occasionally breeds on Chat Moss.