One was picked up alive near Stockport in the winter of 1856, and another, dead, at Pendleton, shortly before. A third had fallen at Withington, these birds being blown inland by tempestuous weather, and dropping when exhausted.
The Hobby (Falco subbuteo), i., 14.
Once near Brooks’ Bar, as a summer visitant. The hobby is the only British bird of prey that is migratory.
The Dunlin (Tringa variabilis), iv., 240.
This bird has been known to breed on Chat Moss, but very rarely.
The Common Swift (Hirundo apus), ii., 73.
Occasionally.
The Night–jar (Caprimulgus Europæus), ii., 72.
Chat Moss, and other out of the way moors.